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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.

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

349 same votes 1 different votes 350 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

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
52.0 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
241
48.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
Appearances
71
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649
114
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 649
Contributions
128
-9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
31 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API