Compare

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 862 shared comparable votes.

862 same votes 0 different votes 862 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
31 Aye 77 No
58 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
82 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
31 Aye 77 No
58 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
34 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
82.3%
10% above average
Rank 151 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,103
1,340 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
571
51.8% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
532
48.2% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
5 years, 2 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

93
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Appearances
9
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 649
109
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Contributions
18
-124.9 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API