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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 552 shared comparable votes.

552 same votes 0 different votes 552 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
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 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
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 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

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
736
1,003 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,406 eligible divisions
357
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
933
55.2% of votes cast
379
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.8% 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
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
77
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
570
+408.0 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£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
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 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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