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Matt Western vs Alan Mak

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

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Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
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Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alan Mak voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,233 different votes 1,296 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
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
94 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 151 shared votes
54 Aye 97 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 6% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,027
2,376 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,067
52.6% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
23
7 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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