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Matt Western vs Mr Calvin Bailey

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 Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr Calvin Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 0 different votes 252 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
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
52.0% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
179
48.0% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
101
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
109
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650
Contributions
218
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£186,701
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£186,701
17% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
38 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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