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Matt Western vs Dr Lauren Sullivan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Dr Lauren Sullivan voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 10 different votes 402 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
59 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
59 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
59 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 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 318 of 650
Participation
88.0%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 650
1,611
2,164 eligible divisions
Total votes
557
633 eligible divisions
899
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
292
52.4% of votes cast
712
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
265
47.6% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Appearances
60
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
117
-50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
75
-92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£154,312
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£154,312
32% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API