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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 558 shared comparable votes.

556 same votes 2 different votes 558 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

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 349 of 650
736
1,003 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,761
2,406 eligible divisions
357
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
968
55.0% of votes cast
379
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
793
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
103
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650
Contributions
159
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
17 of 19 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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