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Matt Western vs Cat Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,292 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 4 different votes 1,292 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
101 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
101 Aye 52 No
93 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
93 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
37 Aye 97 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
42 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Benefits 96% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
101 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
101 Aye 52 No
93 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
93 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
37 Aye 97 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 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
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
935
54.0% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
797
46.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API