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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
vs
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 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 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
13 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 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

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 649
Participation
62.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 649
1,560
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
354
568 eligible divisions
873
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
167
47.2 % of votes cast
687
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
187
52.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+16.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
Appearances
56
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
112
-21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Contributions
479
+345.6 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
11 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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