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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 984 shared comparable votes.

984 same votes 0 different votes 984 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 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
48 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
48 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
98 Aye 49 No
38 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
38 Aye 90 No
48 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
48 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
757
+614.7 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£1,325,130
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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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