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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 446 shared comparable votes.

446 same votes 0 different votes 446 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
57 Aye 39 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

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
Participation
89.2 %
17 % above average
Rank 27 of 649
474
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
575 eligible divisions
244
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
271
52.8 % of votes cast
230
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Appearances
63
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
60
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Contributions
82
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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