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Oliver Ryan vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Oliver Ryan and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 2 different votes 417 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
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 157 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
227
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
257
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

36
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Contributions
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£234,505
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£234,505
4% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
48 of 50 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API