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Matt Western vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Chris Philp voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,306 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 1,227 different votes 1,306 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
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 11 No
Education 7% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 156 shared votes
60 Aye 96 No
41 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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
209 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
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