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Catherine Fookes vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Catherine Fookes and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 206 of 649
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
456
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
956 eligible divisions
235
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
344
49.3 % of votes cast
221
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
354
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

62
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
49
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
92
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Contributions
306
+169.3 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£211,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£211,272
7 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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