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Andrew Western vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Alan Mak voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 548 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 529 different votes 548 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
4 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 44 No
Migration 5% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
34 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
36 Aye 54 No
19 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
85.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 649
695
953 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,015
2,356 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
47.4 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
306
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
20
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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