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Matt Western vs Dr Al Pinkerton
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Matt Western and Dr Al Pinkerton voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.
44 same votes
235 different votes
279 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
74.4%
2% above average
Participation
68.6%
4% below average
1,571
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
580 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
51.8% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
192
48.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.8% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
94
+15.3 vs Commons average
Appearances
164
+85.3 vs Commons average
113
-24.1 vs Commons average
Contributions
193
+55.9 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,783
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£189,783
16% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API