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Matt Western vs Mr David Lammy

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 899 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 3 different votes 899 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
91 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
91 Aye 61 No
71 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
71 Aye 24 No
43 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
91 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
91 Aye 61 No
71 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
71 Aye 24 No
43 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 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
48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,160
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
697
60.1% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
463
39.9% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
26 years, 4 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

98
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
58
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
114
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Contributions
721
+560.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 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
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
127 of 234 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 82 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API