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Matt Western vs Alison McGovern

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alison McGovern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,271 shared comparable votes.

1,270 same votes 1 different votes 1,271 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
106 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
91 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
91 Aye 55 No
41 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
41 Aye 98 No
60 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
60 Aye 53 No
37 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
91 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
91 Aye 55 No
41 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
41 Aye 98 No
60 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
60 Aye 53 No
37 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 421 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,688
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
932
55.2% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
756
44.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
72
-16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
521
+366.4 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API