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Matt Western vs Alex Easton

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 Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alex Easton voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 167 different votes 185 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 14% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 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
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
104
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
133
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 226 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
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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