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Brian Mathew vs Lee Anderson

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

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Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
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Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Lee Anderson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 48 different votes 235 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
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 7 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 86% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
626
50.2% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
621
49.8% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Appearances
57
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 649
90
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Contributions
80
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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