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Sarah Sackman vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
43 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.3 %
2 % below average
Rank 425 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
404
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
211
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
193
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
353
+213.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Contributions
59
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£204,846
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£204,846
9 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
17
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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