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Michelle Welsh vs Patricia Ferguson

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 13 different votes 435 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
63 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
63 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 96% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
63 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
63 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
264
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
259
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
113
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
78
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
157
-11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API