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Matt Western vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 175 different votes 215 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Housing 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 3 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 25 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 7 No
Defence 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
51.8 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
298
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
172
57.7 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
126
42.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 111 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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