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Sorcha Eastwood vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Sorcha Eastwood and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 58 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 48 different votes 58 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
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

11.0 %
62 % below average
Rank 642 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
62
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
40
64.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
22
35.5 % of votes cast
No votes
226
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

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
54
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£177,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£177,849
21 % 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

Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
1 of 5 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part 12 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
draft Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024 21 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 57 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
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