Ayes & Noes

Compare

Andrew Western vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 503 shared comparable votes.

503 same votes 0 different votes 503 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
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
19 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
51 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
19 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 647
680
912 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,597 eligible divisions
335
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
345
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

50
-12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 647
Appearances
39
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 647
305
+193.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 647
Contributions
220
+108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API