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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
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,104 shared comparable votes.

993 same votes 111 different votes 1,104 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
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 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
20 Aye 26 No
Trade 98% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Benefits 72% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 18 No
Defence 72% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 73% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
49 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 100 shared votes
50 Aye 50 No
94 Aye 38 No
Tax 88% aligned 132 shared votes
86 Aye 46 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
62.0%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
55.4% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
666
44.6% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

94
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
140
+49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
110
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
199
+41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
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