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John Whitby vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

John Whitby 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
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
Participation
73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 650
504
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
691
946 eligible divisions
260
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
340
49.2 % of votes cast
244
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
351
50.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
2
2 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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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