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Matt Western vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

1,130 same votes 3 different votes 1,133 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
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
97 Aye 51 No
39 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
39 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
39 Aye 47 No
42 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
42 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Trade 98% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
97 Aye 51 No
39 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
39 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 86 shared votes
39 Aye 47 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,530
2,376 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
875
57.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
655
42.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
37
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
526
+383.7 vs Commons average
Rank 20 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 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
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