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Andrew Western vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 340 different votes 349 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
16 Aye 33 No
Migration 6% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
39 Aye 18 No
Tax 2% aligned 57 shared votes
17 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
Participation
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
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