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Matt Western vs Kerry McCarthy

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,384 shared comparable votes.

1,382 same votes 2 different votes 1,384 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
123 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
123 Aye 62 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
37 Aye 96 No
65 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
65 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
123 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
123 Aye 62 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
37 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
37 Aye 96 No
65 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
65 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
35 Aye 31 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 323 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,890
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
832
44.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
110
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API