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Ruth Cadbury vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
58 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
58 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 141 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.8% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
240
49.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
73
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
78 of 96 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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