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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 1,370 shared comparable votes.

1,368 same votes 2 different votes 1,370 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 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
123 Aye 61 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
64 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
64 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
123 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
123 Aye 61 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
64 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
64 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 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 326 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API