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Andrew Western vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 478 shared comparable votes.

478 same votes 0 different votes 478 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
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

45
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
298
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
48
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 513 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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