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Andrew Western vs Jim Dickson

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 Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
691
946 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
563 eligible divisions
340
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.2 % of votes cast
351
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
261
51.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
115
+44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
307
+181.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Contributions
128
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 197 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Defence
32 of 33 votes
Education
49 of 57 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API