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Matt Western vs Andy McDonald

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 Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Andy McDonald voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,339 shared comparable votes.

1,321 same votes 18 different votes 1,339 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
120 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
120 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
38 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Benefits 89% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
67 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 124 shared votes
66 Aye 58 No
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 99% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
120 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 183 shared votes
120 Aye 63 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 329 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
1,593
2,146 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,401 eligible divisions
885
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
55.2% of votes cast
708
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
813
44.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

91
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
107
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Contributions
128
-23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 265 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
£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£296,890
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
73 of 76 votes
#1
Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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