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Matt Western vs Dr Marie Tidball

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
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Photograph of Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Dr Marie Tidball voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 1 different votes 339 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
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 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 326 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
217
48.1 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
234
51.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Appearances
36
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
113
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
42
-96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£221,186
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£221,186
2 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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