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Andrew Western vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 546 shared comparable votes.

544 same votes 2 different votes 546 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
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
17 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 59 shared votes
17 Aye 42 No
28 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 347 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
962
55.1% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
783
44.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
Appearances
102
+19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
298
+154.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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