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Michelle Welsh vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 650
466
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
563 eligible divisions
240
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
50.2 % of votes cast
226
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
228
49.8 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Education
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API