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Matt Western vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
62 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
62 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
62 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
10 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 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
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % 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
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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