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Matt Western vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,368 shared comparable votes.

1,343 same votes 25 different votes 1,368 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
103 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 No
96 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
96 Aye 60 No
46 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 21 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 129 shared votes
36 Aye 93 No
70 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 131 shared votes
69 Aye 62 No
103 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
103 Aye 56 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,417 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.0% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
835
45.0% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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