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Matt Western vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,046 shared comparable votes.

1,041 same votes 5 different votes 1,046 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
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
92 Aye 41 No
55 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
92 Aye 41 No
55 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 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
56.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
810
60.0% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
540
40.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
81
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
112
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
518
+357.9 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 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
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 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: 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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API