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Matt Western vs David Reed

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 Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Matt Western and David Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 252 different votes 260 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
109
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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