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Matt Western vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
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
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