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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 400 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 0 different votes 400 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
27 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
27 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
91.2%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
51.5% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
261
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
23
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
26
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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