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Andrew Western vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Julia Lopez voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 535 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 518 different votes 535 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
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 46 No
Migration 6% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 649
695
953 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,753
2,101 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
840
47.9 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
913
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

49
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
29
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
306
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
37
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 85 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 287 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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