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Matt Western vs Alex Mayer

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alex Mayer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 1 different votes 397 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
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
95.3%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
562
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
50.0% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
281
50.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£198,550
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£198,550
12% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API