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Matt Western vs Emily Darlington

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 Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Emily Darlington voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 649
Participation
88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 36 of 649
1,562
2,101 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
570 eligible divisions
874
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
268
53.1 % of votes cast
688
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
237
46.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Appearances
88
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
112
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Contributions
113
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£124,936
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£124,936
45 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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