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Andrew Western vs Rachel Taylor

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 Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 365 of 649
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 226 of 649
698
958 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
575 eligible divisions
344
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.3 % of votes cast
354
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Appearances
106
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
305
+165.8 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649
Contributions
159
+19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 170 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
6 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API