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Andrew Western vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 562 shared comparable votes.

562 same votes 0 different votes 562 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
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
48.1 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
734
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
1
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
1
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 634 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above 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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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