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Matt Western vs Linsey Farnsworth

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 1 different votes 354 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
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 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
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Appearances
78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
109
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 649
Contributions
135
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
3
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API