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Matt Western vs Michelle Scrogham

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Michelle Scrogham voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 6 different votes 332 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
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
22 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 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 320 of 650
Participation
70.9%
1% below average
Rank 401 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.4% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.6% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Appearances
41
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
117
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Contributions
49
-118.1 vs Commons average
Rank 537 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
£136,472
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£136,472
40% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API