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Matt Western vs Chris Law

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 Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Chris Law voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

748 same votes 84 different votes 832 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 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
90 Aye 59 No
37 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
37 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 33 No
Tax 66% aligned 124 shared votes
77 Aye 47 No
13 Aye 3 No
Energy 69% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 15 No
Benefits 77% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 648
Appearances
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
67
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
196 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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