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Matt Western vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 939 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 894 different votes 939 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
19 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
53 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 100 shared votes
47 Aye 53 No
34 Aye 79 No
Migration 4% aligned 113 shared votes
75 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
44
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
64
-79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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