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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 579 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 564 different votes 579 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
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
Most different by topic
29 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 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
16 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 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

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,471
1,658 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
717
48.7% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
754
51.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
217
+133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
259
+113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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