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Matt Western vs Al Carns

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Al Carns voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 0 different votes 222 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
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
20 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 614 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
147
47.1% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
165
52.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
Appearances
78
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650
109
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
278
+131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,101
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£170,101
25% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Housing
21 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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