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Brian Mathew vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Steve Barclay voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 44 different votes 227 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
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 515 of 650
Participation
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 650
364
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,679
2,344 eligible divisions
182
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
801
47.7 % of votes cast
182
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
878
52.3 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
Appearances
64
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
76
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
83
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
137 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
172 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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