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Andrew Western vs Sir James Cleverly

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 James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 333 different votes 342 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
1 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 27 No
Migration 11% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 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
69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 648
677
909 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,613
2,312 eligible divisions
335
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
753
46.7 % of votes cast
342
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
860
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
Appearances
34
-26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648
Contributions
48
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Transport
73 of 87 votes
Defence
30 of 31 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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