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Andrew Western vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 179 of 649
695
951 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
568 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.8 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
227
49.2 % 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
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
306
+172.7 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
64
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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