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Rachel Hopkins vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Hopkins and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 0 different votes 481 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
59 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 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

84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
746
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
662
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
Appearances
56
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
100
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 330 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

£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£253,152
12% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
2
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

Housing
53 of 54 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
65 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
143 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API