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Matt Western vs Jake Richards

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 Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 0 different votes 280 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
40 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API