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Matt Western vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,122 shared comparable votes.

917 same votes 205 different votes 1,122 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
86 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
86 Aye 60 No
34 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
34 Aye 71 No
13 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 91% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 40% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
106 Aye 41 No
Tax 60% aligned 147 shared votes
87 Aye 60 No
7 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
54 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 70% aligned 111 shared votes
49 Aye 62 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
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
923
57.6% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
679
42.4% 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
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

99
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
101
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 214 of 650
115
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 650
Contributions
155
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 212 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API