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Paul Davies vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 0 different votes 435 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
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

94.2 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 647
Participation
84.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 116 of 647
502
533 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
533 eligible divisions
263
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
52.3 % of votes cast
239
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 647
Appearances
38
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 647
49
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 647
Contributions
46
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API