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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 1,088 shared comparable votes.

915 same votes 173 different votes 1,088 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
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 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

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 511 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,406
2,151 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
784
55.8% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
622
44.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

98
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
151
+58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
114
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Contributions
158
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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
6
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
176 of 189 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
59 of 76 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 90 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API