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Andrew Western vs Jeff 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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 590 shared comparable votes.

590 same votes 0 different votes 590 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
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
13 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
52 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
13 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 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
79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 228 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,312 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
54.9 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
828
45.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
16
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
21
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 587 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 75 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
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