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Michelle Welsh vs Rebecca Paul

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
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Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 316 different votes 322 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
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 650
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 650
463
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
558 eligible divisions
240
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
44.6 % of votes cast
223
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
243
55.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
84
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
59
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
128
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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