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Fabian Hamilton vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Fabian Hamilton
Fabian Hamilton
Lab Leeds North East
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Fabian Hamilton and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
10 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
10 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 536 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,469
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
826
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
643
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

5
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
5
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,699,927
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£278,935
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
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
177 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Transport
65 of 87 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Housing
49 of 66 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
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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