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Michelle Welsh vs Sojan Joseph

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 492 shared comparable votes.

478 same votes 14 different votes 492 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
59 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
59 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
59 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
Participation
89.8%
17% above average
Rank 21 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
571
636 eligible divisions
264
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
283
49.6% of votes cast
259
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
288
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
73
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
78
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Contributions
87
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API