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Andrew Western vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 631 shared comparable votes.

631 same votes 0 different votes 631 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
19 Aye 42 No
37 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
37 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
54 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
19 Aye 42 No
37 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
37 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 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
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,325 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
567
52.0 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.0 % 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
5 years, 1 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Appearances
4
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 650
305
+166.7 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
Contributions
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
63 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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
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
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