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Michelle Welsh vs Zarah Sultana

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

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Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest
vs
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Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Michelle Welsh and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 101 different votes 341 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
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
44 Aye 26 No
Tax 93% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 87% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 48% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 49% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 7 No
Migration 55% 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,658 eligible divisions
248
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
639
51.6% of votes cast
240
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
599
48.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Appearances
18
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£179,455
21% below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
46 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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