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Andrew Western vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 0 different votes 397 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
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
42 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
77
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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