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Andrew Western vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
692
948 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
565 eligible divisions
341
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
51.9 % of votes cast
351
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
247
48.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
13
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
306
+177.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
18
-110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % 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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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