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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 560 shared comparable votes.

560 same votes 0 different votes 560 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 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
14 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 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
14 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% 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

65
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
73
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.7 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649

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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Trade
74 of 91 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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