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Matt Western vs Heidi Alexander

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
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Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 0 different votes 382 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
53 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
37 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
53 Aye 27 No
37 Aye 6 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
37 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
372
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
174
46.8% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
198
53.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
547
+403.5 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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