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Andrew Western vs David Taylor

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 David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 0 different votes 386 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
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 650
692
947 eligible divisions
Total votes
473
564 eligible divisions
341
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
49.9 % of votes cast
351
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
237
50.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
30
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 650
307
+179.4 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
37
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 533 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Defence
37 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API