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Tony Vaughan vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
53 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 180 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
457
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
563 eligible divisions
230
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.5 % of votes cast
227
49.7 % 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

43
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
10
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
19 of 20 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API