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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 887 shared comparable votes.

884 same votes 3 different votes 887 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
42 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 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
42 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 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 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
Participation
49.1 %
24 % below average
Rank 622 of 647
1,544
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,146
2,333 eligible divisions
866
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
60.3 % of votes cast
678
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

67
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
60
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
79
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
768
+650.0 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Defence
37 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API