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Steve Witherden vs Stuart Anderson

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 286 different votes 290 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
10 Aye 2 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.7%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 649
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
464
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,258
1,650 eligible divisions
241
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.3% of votes cast
223
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Appearances
66
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
76
-63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 649
Contributions
112
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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