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Matt Western vs Brian Mathew

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 Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Brian Mathew voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 224 different votes 269 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
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
65.2%
7% below average
Rank 512 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
375
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
50.1% of votes cast
691
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
187
49.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.9% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
81
+2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
114
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
91
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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