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Matt Western vs Chris McDonald

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Chris McDonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 9 different votes 372 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
58 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
58 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
58 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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 320 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 259 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.4% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.6% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
95
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
117
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Contributions
415
+248.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 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