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David Reed vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

David Reed and Andrew Western voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 277 different votes 287 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

120
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Tax
80 of 112 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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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