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Michelle Welsh vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 317 different votes 321 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
26 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 168 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,332
1,631 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
49.5 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
672
50.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
70
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
98
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API