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Matt Western vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 490 shared comparable votes.

490 same votes 0 different votes 490 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 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
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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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