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Bambos Charalambous vs Matt Western

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,146 shared comparable votes.

1,146 same votes 0 different votes 1,146 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
108 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
86 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
86 Aye 52 No
58 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
58 Aye 51 No
42 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
42 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
108 Aye 60 No
86 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
86 Aye 52 No
58 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
58 Aye 51 No
42 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
42 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
1,517
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
861
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
55.8% of votes cast
656
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
694
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
21
-121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Contributions
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Housing
45 of 55 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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