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Michelle Welsh vs Tracy Gilbert

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 Tracy Gilbert
Tracy Gilbert
Lab Edinburgh North and Leith

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Tracy Gilbert voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 4 different votes 409 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
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 83% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
58 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 247 of 650
507
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
620 eligible divisions
253
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.6% of votes cast
254
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
244
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
62
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
69
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
73
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£204,572
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£204,572
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
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