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Matt Western vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Christine Jardine voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 172 different votes 1,087 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 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 151 shared votes
90 Aye 61 No
33 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
35 Aye 89 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 27 No
Trade 93% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Education 44% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 48% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 61% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
98 Aye 38 No
Tax 65% aligned 136 shared votes
80 Aye 56 No
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 68% aligned 38 shared votes
26 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 326 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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