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Andrew Western vs Alex Norris

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 Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Alex Norris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 533 shared comparable votes.

533 same votes 0 different votes 533 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
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
37 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 650
736
1,003 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,623
2,151 eligible divisions
357
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
903
55.6% of votes cast
379
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
720
44.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
479
+317.0 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£301,924
33% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
67 of 76 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
160 of 189 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API