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Matt Western vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 841 shared comparable votes.

841 same votes 0 different votes 841 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
82 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
82 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
30 Aye 76 No
58 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
82 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
30 Aye 76 No
58 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 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
83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
554
52.2 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
507
47.8 % 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
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
39 of 40 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Education
62 of 64 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
28 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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