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Joe Robertson vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Andrew Western voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 313 different votes 321 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 349 of 650
418
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
691
941 eligible divisions
187
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
340
49.2 % of votes cast
231
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
351
50.8 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

131
+61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
50
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
213
+89.2 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
307
+183.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
3 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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Tax
93 of 108 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Energy
14 of 17 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Education
49 of 57 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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