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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 619 shared comparable votes.

619 same votes 0 different votes 619 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
36 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
36 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
36 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
36 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

74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
Participation
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
554
52.2 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
507
47.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 648

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
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
39 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Education
62 of 64 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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