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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 506 shared comparable votes.

506 same votes 0 different votes 506 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

74.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 435 of 647
680
912 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,623
2,315 eligible divisions
335
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
55.8 % of votes cast
345
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

50
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
Appearances
56
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 647
305
+193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647
Contributions
294
+182.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 647

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
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API