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Andrew Western vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 473 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 0 different votes 473 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
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 66 shared votes
19 Aye 47 No
32 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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
73.3 %
same as average
Rank 361 of 647
680
912 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,697
2,315 eligible divisions
335
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.6 % of votes cast
345
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
770
45.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
Appearances
34
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 647
305
+193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647
Contributions
66
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Education
85 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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