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Andrew Western vs Jo Platt

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Jo Platt voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 1 different votes 365 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
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
695
951 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
568 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.1 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
214
48.9 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Appearances
33
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
306
+172.7 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
42
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£766,743
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,190
8 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API