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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 1,247 shared comparable votes.

1,246 same votes 1 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
106 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
90 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
90 Aye 55 No
41 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
41 Aye 98 No
59 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
59 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
106 Aye 59 No
90 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 145 shared votes
90 Aye 55 No
41 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
41 Aye 98 No
59 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
59 Aye 50 No
34 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 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
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,571
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,659
2,372 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
55.4% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
740
44.6% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
62
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
114
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Contributions
429
+288.5 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,989,850
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API