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Andrew Western vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and George Freeman voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 426 different votes 441 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 43 No
Migration 5% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
39 Aye 25 No
Tax 2% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
695
953 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,730
2,356 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
843
48.7 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
887
51.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Appearances
11
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
306
+172.2 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
20
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 592 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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