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Michelle Welsh vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 11% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 183 different votes 205 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
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

56
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
62
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
68
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,455
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API