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Matt Western vs Alison Griffiths

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 Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alison Griffiths voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 281 different votes 288 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
24 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
24 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
526 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
162
41.6 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
227
58.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£182,517
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,517
19 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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