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Michelle Welsh vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 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
82.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 647
455
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,914
2,323 eligible divisions
237
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
55.7 % of votes cast
218
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
847
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

37
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 647
Appearances
71
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 647
45
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 647
Contributions
341
+227.4 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 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