Compare

Michelle Welsh vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 327 different votes 334 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 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
54 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
21 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
21 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 650
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 650
463
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,344 eligible divisions
240
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
876
45.8 % of votes cast
223
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,037
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

46
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
85
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
59
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
161
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Energy
16 of 17 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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