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Matt Western vs Jeremy Corbyn

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 Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
Ind Islington North

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,069 shared comparable votes.

972 same votes 97 different votes 1,069 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
88 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 147 shared votes
88 Aye 59 No
28 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 72% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 73% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 83% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
49 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 100 shared votes
50 Aye 50 No
94 Aye 37 No
Tax 89% aligned 131 shared votes
85 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
62.2 %
11 % below average
Rank 559 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,438
2,312 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
796
55.4 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
642
44.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 648
Appearances
87
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 648
67
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 648
Contributions
125
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
142 of 169 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API