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Heidi Alexander vs Matt Western

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
53 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
37 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
37 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
351
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,560
2,095 eligible divisions
164
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
873
56.0 % of votes cast
187
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
687
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
86
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
531
+403.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
99
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
5
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 161 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API