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Matt Western vs Ed Miliband

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 Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ed Miliband voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,024 shared comparable votes.

1,024 same votes 0 different votes 1,024 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
90 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
90 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
25 Aye 93 No
78 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
78 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
90 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
25 Aye 93 No
78 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
78 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 77 shared votes
32 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 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
55.0%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,307
2,376 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
724
55.4% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
583
44.6% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
54
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
633
+490.7 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£221,136
2% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
129 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
60 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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