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Samantha Niblett vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 0 different votes 383 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
246
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

80
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Appearances
45
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
86
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 649
Contributions
298
+154.5 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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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