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Matt Western vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,021 different votes 1,065 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
20 Aye 4 No
Education 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 3% aligned 121 shared votes
83 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
88 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 141 shared votes
53 Aye 88 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 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
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,415
2,121 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.6% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
713
50.4% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
277
+131.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
167 of 188 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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