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Matt Western vs Rachel Reeves

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 922 shared comparable votes.

921 same votes 1 different votes 922 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
88 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
88 Aye 53 No
89 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
89 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
22 Aye 81 No
35 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
88 Aye 53 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 141 shared votes
88 Aye 53 No
89 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
89 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
22 Aye 81 No
35 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
Participation
50.5 %
22 % below average
Rank 621 of 647
1,544
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,177
2,333 eligible divisions
866
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
674
57.3 % of votes cast
678
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
503
42.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Appearances
35
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
79
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
453
+335.0 vs Commons average
Rank 17 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
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
166 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Trade
56 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API