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Andrew Western vs Tom Hayes

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 Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Tom Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
82.0 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 649
695
951 eligible divisions
Total votes
466
568 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
49.6 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
235
50.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Appearances
150
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
306
+173.3 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
200
+67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 114 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
£222,072
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£222,072
2 % below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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