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Matt Western vs Alex Sobel

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alex Sobel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,247 shared comparable votes.

1,242 same votes 5 different votes 1,247 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
110 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
92 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
92 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
39 Aye 93 No
55 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
55 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 95% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
110 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
92 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
92 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
39 Aye 93 No
55 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
55 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 384 of 649
1,571
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,117 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
54.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
695
45.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

95
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
105
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
114
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Contributions
133
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API