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Andrew Western vs Sir Julian 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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 491 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 465 different votes 491 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
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 40 No
Migration 8% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
5 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
17 of 17 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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