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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 2% of the time, based on 567 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 553 different votes 567 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
29 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 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

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£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
9
3 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
13 of 13 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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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