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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 496 shared comparable votes.

496 same votes 0 different votes 496 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
19 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 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

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 485 of 650
736
1,003 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,406 eligible divisions
357
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
901
56.3% of votes cast
379
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
52
-41.0 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
56
-106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£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 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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