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Matt Western vs James Naish

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Western and James Naish voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 9 different votes 346 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 394 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
47.8% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
52.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
203
+106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
117
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
263
+93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£186,058
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£186,058
18% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
7 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API