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Ed Miliband vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
11 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
11 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 53 shared votes
11 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
243
+135.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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