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Matt Western vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

461 same votes 4 different votes 465 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
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
603
958 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
46.6% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
322
53.4% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

94
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
47
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
110
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
106
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Energy
23 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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
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: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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