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Andrew Western vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Dave Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 4 different votes 425 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 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

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
736
1,003 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
357
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
379
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Appearances
131
+38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 650
319
+157.4 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
168
+6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API