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Andrew Western vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 307 of 650
691
946 eligible divisions
Total votes
579
769 eligible divisions
340
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
284
49.1 % of votes cast
351
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
295
50.9 % 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, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

50
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
86
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
307
+181.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 650
Contributions
328
+202.7 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % 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
Education
49 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Education
49 of 57 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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 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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API