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Matt Western vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,296 shared comparable votes.

1,290 same votes 6 different votes 1,296 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
100 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
100 Aye 61 No
38 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
38 Aye 96 No
33 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
66 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 121 shared votes
65 Aye 56 No
92 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 151 shared votes
93 Aye 58 No
100 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
100 Aye 61 No
38 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
38 Aye 96 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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