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Matt Western vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Nigel Farage voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 124 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 116 different votes 124 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 10 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 11 No
Tax 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 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
40.0%
33% below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
6
15 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
4
66.7% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
2
33.3% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 months
Since 13 Aug 2026

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
13
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
15
-128.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 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
£162,580
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£162,580
28% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
No topic data
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
No topic data
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
No topic data
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
No topic data

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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