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Matt Western vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ed Davey voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,000 shared comparable votes.

825 same votes 175 different votes 1,000 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
92 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
92 Aye 60 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
34 Aye 67 No
Migration 97% aligned 101 shared votes
35 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 34% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 42% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
87 Aye 38 No
Tax 62% aligned 125 shared votes
78 Aye 47 No
17 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 64% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 76% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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