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Matt Western vs Lucy Powell

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Lucy Powell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,196 shared comparable votes.

1,195 same votes 1 different votes 1,196 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
104 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
104 Aye 48 No
92 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
92 Aye 56 No
54 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
54 Aye 59 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
33 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
104 Aye 48 No
92 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
92 Aye 56 No
54 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
54 Aye 59 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
33 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
890
56.0% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
700
44.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

92
+2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 650
Appearances
24
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
108
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
223
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API