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David Mundell vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Andrew Western voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 398 different votes 415 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
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 18 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
37 Aye 18 No
Migration 5% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Appearances
45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
126
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Contributions
298
+152.3 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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