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Andrew Western vs Alison Bennett

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 Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Alison Bennett voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 250 different votes 314 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 5% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 13% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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 365 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
128
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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