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Matt Western vs Kenneth Stevenson

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Kenneth Stevenson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 9 different votes 315 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
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
51 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
48.9% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
51.1% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.4% 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
5
-92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 650
117
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
7
-162.2 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£109,998
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£109,998
51% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API