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Michelle Welsh vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 203 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 0 different votes 203 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
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 137 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 650
493
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,381 eligible divisions
250
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
57.6% of votes cast
243
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
662
42.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

58
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
44
-41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
70
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
332
+183.4 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API