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Brian Mathew vs David Reed

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and David Reed voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 42 different votes 209 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
24 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Appearances
120
+38.2 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
90
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Contributions
179
+36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API