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Michelle Welsh vs Tom Rutland

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


Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 1 different votes 407 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
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes
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Voting source Commons Votes API