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Tahir Ali vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Tahir Ali and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 6 different votes 414 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
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 285 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
1,284
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
676
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.9% of votes cast
608
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
254
50.1% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
58
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
60
-102.0 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Contributions
69
-93.0 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,069,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£269,557
19% above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
4
3 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
60 of 63 votes
#1
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
150 of 178 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API