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Matt Western vs Johanna Baxter

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Johanna Baxter voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 12 different votes 414 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
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
87.9%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
559
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
50.1% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
279
49.9% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% 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
137
+40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
117
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
149
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 261 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
£135,214
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£135,214
40% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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