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Matt Western vs James MacCleary

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 James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Matt Western and James MacCleary voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 193 different votes 253 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
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
43 Aye 24 No
Tax 6% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
189
51.9% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
175
48.1% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
93
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
109
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
102
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API