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Matt Western vs Leigh Ingham

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Leigh Ingham voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 2 different votes 286 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
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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
63.5%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
631 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
199
49.6% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
202
50.4% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
117
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
143
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£240,870
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£240,870
6% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API