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Andrew Western vs Oliver Ryan

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 Oliver Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Lab Burnley

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Oliver Ryan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 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

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 160 of 650
692
948 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
565 eligible divisions
341
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
47.9 % of votes cast
351
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
241
52.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Appearances
34
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
306
+177.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
Contributions
44
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£234,505
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£234,505
4 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Education
48 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
37 of 43 votes
#5
Tax
99 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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