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Andrew Western vs Dr Peter Prinsley

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 Dr Peter Prinsley
Dr Peter Prinsley
Lab Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Dr Peter Prinsley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 0 different votes 399 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
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 137 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.7% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
165
+82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
241
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£206,728
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£206,728
9% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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