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Andrew Western vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 550 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 536 different votes 550 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
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 2% aligned 85 shared votes
35 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 47 No
Migration 2% aligned 65 shared votes
46 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
Participation
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
159
+98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
229
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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