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Brian Mathew vs Peter Kyle

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 Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Peter Kyle voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 146 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 124 different votes 146 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
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

65.5%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
Participation
62.6%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
381
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,368 eligible divisions
193
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.2% of votes cast
188
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
635
42.8% of votes cast
11
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
45
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
92
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Contributions
232
+92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£262,107
16% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
60 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
122 of 171 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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