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Michelle Welsh vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Kim Johnson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

362 same votes 9 different votes 371 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
57 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
57 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
57 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
57 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 425 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,189
1,704 eligible divisions
264
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
51.1% of votes cast
259
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
582
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
102
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
74
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Transport
56 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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