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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.

Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest
vs
Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 0 different votes 423 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

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 113 of 647
Participation
90.7 %
18 % above average
Rank 16 of 647
455
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
537 eligible divisions
237
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.1 % of votes cast
218
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
248
50.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 647
Appearances
104
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 647
46
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 647
Contributions
113
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 647

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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API