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Matt Western vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Matt Western and David Davis voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

99 same votes 935 different votes 1,034 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
31 Aye 77 No
Migration 16% aligned 108 shared votes
66 Aye 42 No
37 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 15% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
3 Aye 5 No
Housing 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 11 No
Benefits 11% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 26 No
Trade 11% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
198 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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