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Andrew Western vs Dame Meg Hillier

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 581 shared comparable votes.

567 same votes 14 different votes 581 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
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 63 shared votes
19 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
35 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
19 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 63 shared votes
19 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
35 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
747
1,014 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
365
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
994
56.0% of votes cast
382
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
781
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
315
+150.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Contributions
278
+113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API