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Andrew Western vs Rushanara Ali

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 617 shared comparable votes.

605 same votes 12 different votes 617 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
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 75 shared votes
35 Aye 40 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
747
1,014 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,417 eligible divisions
365
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,044
56.4% of votes cast
382
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
806
43.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
315
+150.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API