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Michelle Welsh vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 434 shared comparable votes.

434 same votes 0 different votes 434 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
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 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
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 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
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 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

84.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 116 of 647
Participation
91.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 16 of 647
451
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
533 eligible divisions
236
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
215
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 647
Appearances
55
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 647
46
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 647
Contributions
76
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,455
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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