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Brian Mathew vs Gill Furniss

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Photograph of Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Gill Furniss voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 226 different votes 268 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
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
Participation
71.3%
1% below average
Rank 400 of 649
379
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,651
2,315 eligible divisions
191
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
55.2% of votes cast
188
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
739
44.8% of votes cast
11
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

81
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Appearances
41
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
91
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
37
-100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 550 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
£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£322,640
43% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Housing
50 of 61 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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