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Brian Mathew vs Gregor Poynton

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
vs
Photograph of Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 242 different votes 289 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
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
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
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 30% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
90.0%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
379
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
580 eligible divisions
191
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
267
51.1% of votes cast
188
49.6% of votes cast
No votes
255
48.9% of votes cast
11
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 649
Appearances
3
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
91
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
Contributions
3
-134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API