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Steve Reed vs Andrew Western

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

328 same votes 0 different votes 328 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
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

62.4 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 647
1,450
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
680
920 eligible divisions
854
58.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.3 % of votes cast
596
41.1 % of votes cast
No votes
345
50.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 6 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 647
Appearances
49
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 647
350
+236.2 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 647
Contributions
304
+190.2 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
4
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Trade
65 of 88 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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