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Michelle Welsh vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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
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Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 1 different votes 422 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Contributions
77
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
24 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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