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Matt Western vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Luke Pollard voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,269 shared comparable votes.

1,268 same votes 1 different votes 1,269 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
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
37 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
37 Aye 100 No
60 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No
39 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
103 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
95 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
95 Aye 60 No
37 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
37 Aye 100 No
60 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No
39 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 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
69.3%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,490
2,150 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
818
54.9% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
672
45.1% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
82
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
710
+555.4 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 90 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
58 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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