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Matt Western vs Jessica Toale

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Jessica Toale voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 2 different votes 357 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
58 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
58 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
58 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 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
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 232 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
631 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
50.5% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
245
49.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
131
+36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
116
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
158
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 224 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API