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Chris Bryant vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Appearances
45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
452
+306.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
Contributions
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Defence
52 of 71 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
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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