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Michelle Welsh vs Jesse Norman

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest
vs
Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 300 different votes 307 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
39
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
62
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
78
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,455
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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