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Matt Western vs Olivia Bailey

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 9 different votes 344 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
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
30 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
30 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 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 320 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.8% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
237
50.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
117
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
219
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API