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Andrew Western vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 0 different votes 391 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
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 650
691
946 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,349 eligible divisions
340
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
870
57.3 % of votes cast
351
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
648
42.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
307
+181.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Contributions
566
+440.2 vs Commons average
Rank 14 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Education
49 of 57 votes
#5
Benefits
62 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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