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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 1,030 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 1,001 different votes 1,030 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 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 2% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
60 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 120 shared votes
59 Aye 61 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
14 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 17 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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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