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Michelle Welsh vs Rachel Hopkins

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 0 different votes 481 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
59 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Contributions
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

#1
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API