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Matt Western vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Esther McVey voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,023 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 971 different votes 1,023 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
7 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 12% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 6 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
48 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 83 shared votes
38 Aye 45 No
10 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 127 shared votes
40 Aye 87 No
37 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
16 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 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
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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