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Andy Slaughter vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Steve Witherden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 2 different votes 441 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
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,944
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
1,077
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
867
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
116
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Housing
65 of 67 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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