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Andrew Western vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 0 different votes 321 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
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
298
+152.3 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Contributions
242
+96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
8
1 registered category
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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