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Pat McFadden vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
19 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
19 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
19 Aye 42 No
18 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.0 %
7 % below average
Rank 505 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,525
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
881
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
644
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
2
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
184 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Benefits
64 of 81 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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