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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 531 shared comparable votes.

531 same votes 0 different votes 531 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
736
1,003 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
357
48.5% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.5% 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
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

99
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
115
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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