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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 531 shared comparable votes.

531 same votes 0 different votes 531 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
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 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
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,730
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
972
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
758
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
55
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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

£2,210,414
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
9
2 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Transport
71 of 87 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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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