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Michelle Welsh vs Matt Turmaine

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

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Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest
vs
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Matt Turmaine
Lab Watford

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Matt Turmaine voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

438 same votes 1 different votes 439 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
Participation
91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 15 of 649
474
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
575 eligible divisions
244
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.6 % of votes cast
230
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
248
47.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
60
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Contributions
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 477 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
£150,619
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,619
33 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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