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Andrew Western vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 595 shared comparable votes.

595 same votes 0 different votes 595 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 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
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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