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Andrew Western vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 508 shared comparable votes.

508 same votes 0 different votes 508 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
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
16 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
16 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 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
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 445 of 647
680
912 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,612
2,315 eligible divisions
335
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
919
57.0 % of votes cast
345
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
693
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

50
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
Appearances
34
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 647
305
+193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647
Contributions
114
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % 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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Transport
69 of 87 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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