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Kanishka Narayan vs Matt Western

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

Photograph of Kanishka Narayan
Kanishka Narayan
Lab Vale of Glamorgan
vs
Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Kanishka Narayan and Matt Western voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 5 different votes 358 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
57 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
57 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
57 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
481
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
253
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.7% of votes cast
228
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.3% of votes cast
6
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
320
+155.5 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
116
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£185,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£185,623
18% 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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