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Matt Western vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 160 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 113 different votes 160 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 8 No
Transport 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 19 No
Tax 8% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % 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, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
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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