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Matt Western vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 241 different votes 248 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 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
76.8 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
404
526 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
44.8 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
223
55.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
107
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Tax
98 of 108 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 37 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
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
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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