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Andrew Western vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 0 different votes 349 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
78.8 %
6 % above average
Rank 227 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
49.7 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
228
50.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Appearances
45
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
305
+167.4 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 649
Contributions
64
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 447 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 39 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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