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Andrew Western vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 621 shared comparable votes.

607 same votes 14 different votes 621 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
61 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
61 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
18 Aye 46 No
20 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 9 No
Education 98% aligned 43 shared votes
33 Aye 10 No
61 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
61 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
18 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
747
1,014 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
365
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
382
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
315
+150.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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