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Matt Western vs John Whitby

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 John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales

Voting alignment

Matt Western and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 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

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 649
Participation
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,560
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
568 eligible divisions
873
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.7 % of votes cast
687
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
Appearances
61
-14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 649
112
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Contributions
76
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API