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Matt Western vs Rachel Gilmour

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 Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
LD Tiverton and Minehead

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Rachel Gilmour voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 134 different votes 171 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 8 No
Defence 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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
42.3 %
30 % below average
Rank 633 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
243
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
133
54.7 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
110
45.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
3
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
138
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 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
£174,467
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,467
23 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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