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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 1,010 shared comparable votes.

1,005 same votes 5 different votes 1,010 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
22 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
22 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 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
22 Aye 46 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
22 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 600 of 647
1,544
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,308
2,333 eligible divisions
866
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
784
59.9 % of votes cast
678
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
524
40.1 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 647
Appearances
48
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 647
78
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 647
Contributions
460
+341.9 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 647

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
3
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
145 of 161 votes
#2
Education
77 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API