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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 382 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 1 different votes 382 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

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 251 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
459
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
50.3% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
228
49.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
32
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
53
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
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