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Michelle Welsh vs Jim Dickson

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 0 different votes 446 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
58 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Appearances
144
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,455
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API