The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Brian Mathew vs Jeremy Corbyn

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 Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

145 same votes 56 different votes 201 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 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 91% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 21% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 12 No
Tax 36% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 69% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 71% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.5% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.5% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

80
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Appearances
135
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
Contributions
188
+44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
27
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API