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Matt Western vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Keir Mather voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
43 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 21 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 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

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
732 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.8 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
277
50.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
249
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
23 of 23 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Education
49 of 51 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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