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Matt Western vs Graeme Downie

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 Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Graeme Downie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

286 same votes 0 different votes 286 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
29 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
165
43.5% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
214
56.5% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 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
£234,085
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£234,085
3% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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