Compare

Andrew Western vs Catherine West

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 501 shared comparable votes.

501 same votes 0 different votes 501 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

34 Aye 12 No

Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes

34 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

34 Aye 12 No

Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes

34 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

73.2%

1% above average

Rank 357 of 649

Participation

73.5%

1% above average

Rank 343 of 649

712

973 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,747

2,376 eligible divisions

348

48.9% of votes cast

Aye votes

947

54.2% of votes cast

364

51.1% of votes cast

No votes

800

45.8% of votes cast

0.1% of votes cast

Against party

0.5% of votes cast

3 years, 9 months

Since 15 Dec 2022

Commons service

11 years, 4 months

Since 7 May 2015

Debates

-37.2 vs Commons average

Rank 479 of 649

Appearances

-35.2 vs Commons average

Rank 465 of 649

298

+154.7 vs Commons average

Rank 58 of 649

Contributions

-85.3 vs Commons average

Rank 478 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

£2,012,777

all imported IPSA years

£255,721

13% above average

Latest expenses

£264,778

17% above average

1 registered category

Registered interests

3 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament

17 of 17 votes

Education

86 of 96 votes

Foreign Affairs

6 of 6 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Devolution / Local Government

39 of 44 votes

Brexit / EU

186 of 211 votes

Benefits

31 of 35 votes

Environment / Climate

41 of 48 votes

Education

50 of 58 votes

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

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026