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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.


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,026 shared comparable votes.

1,021 same votes 5 different votes 1,026 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
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
92 Aye 40 No
54 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
30 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
89 Aye 58 No
92 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
92 Aye 40 No
54 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
30 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 600 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
2,376 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
60.1% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
531
39.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
573
+430.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649

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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Trade
63 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
32 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API