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Zöe Franklin vs Michelle Welsh

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

Photograph of Zöe Franklin
Zöe Franklin
LD Guildford
vs
Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Zöe Franklin and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 232 different votes 287 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 39% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 44 No
Tax 4% aligned 71 shared votes
47 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% 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

63.8 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
367
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
575 eligible divisions
192
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.5 % of votes cast
175
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
111
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Contributions
60
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£139,207
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£139,207
38 % below 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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