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Nick Timothy vs Michelle Welsh

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

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Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
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Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 313 different votes 318 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 13 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
408
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
196
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
212
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Appearances
56
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
110
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
68
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£199,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£199,214
12% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
21
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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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