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Ruth Cadbury vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 578 shared comparable votes.

578 same votes 0 different votes 578 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,802
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
736
1,003 eligible divisions
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
357
48.5% of votes cast
802
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.5% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
87
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Education
78 of 96 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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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