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Matt Western vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,010 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 981 different votes 1,010 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
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 4 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
91 Aye 41 No
Tax 2% aligned 132 shared votes
38 Aye 94 No
60 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 120 shared votes
59 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
161
+100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
231
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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