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Gareth Snell vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
39 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

86.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
487
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
691
946 eligible divisions
241
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
340
49.2 % of votes cast
246
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
351
50.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

133
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
219
+93.2 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Contributions
307
+181.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
4
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Education
49 of 57 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API