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Michelle Welsh vs Mr Mark Francois

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 273 different votes 275 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,594
2,349 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
852
53.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
313
+187.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API