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Matt Western vs James Murray

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 Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Matt Western and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

1,009 same votes 0 different votes 1,009 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
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
49 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
49 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
49 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
49 Aye 59 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 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 323 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

96
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Appearances
104
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
112
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Contributions
766
+606.5 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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