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Brian Mathew vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Nigel Farage voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

102 same votes 23 different votes 125 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
12 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 86% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
33.3%
39% below average
Rank 637 of 650
395
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
15
45 eligible divisions
200
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
5
33.3% of votes cast
195
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
10
66.7% of votes cast
13
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 months
Since 13 Aug 2026

Debates

87
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Appearances
17
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Contributions
19
-143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,580
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£162,580
28% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
3 of 3 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 13 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
0 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API