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Andrew Western vs Lewis Atkinson

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 Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Lewis Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
88.8%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.2% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
261
49.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
78
-4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
111
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£221,126
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£221,126
2% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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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