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Andrew Western vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 295 different votes 304 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
17 Aye 46 No
Migration 6% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 1 No
Education 5% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 20 No
Tax 2% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 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
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.6% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
713
50.4% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
Appearances
66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649
Contributions
277
+133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
19
5 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API