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Josh Newbury vs Matt Western

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


Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Matt Western voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 11 different votes 401 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
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 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

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
537
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
283
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
55.8% of votes cast
254
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
713
44.2% of votes cast
13
2.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

173
+76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 650
Appearances
101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
205
+35.8 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Contributions
117
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API