Compare

Andrew Western vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 524 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 507 different votes 524 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
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 44 No
Migration 5% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 3% aligned 78 shared votes
27 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
9 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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 360 of 649
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
695
953 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,921
2,356 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
45.8 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

49
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
306
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
169
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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