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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 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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

55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% 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

58
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
45
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
662
+516.3 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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

£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
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Trade
60 of 91 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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