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Jess Phillips vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 476 shared comparable votes.

476 same votes 0 different votes 476 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
18 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
18 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
18 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

69.2%
3% below average
Rank 444 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,645
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
943
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
702
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

55
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
Appearances
45
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
220
+77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 649
Contributions
298
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Defence
56 of 71 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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