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Andrew Western vs Alison McGovern

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 McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 530 shared comparable votes.

530 same votes 0 different votes 530 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
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
42 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
922
55.4% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
741
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
298
+154.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
431
+287.7 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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