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Andrew Western vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Karin Smyth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 540 shared comparable votes.

540 same votes 0 different votes 540 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
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 44 No
Migration 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 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 365 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
56.0 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
404
+265.7 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above 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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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