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Matt Western vs Rebecca Smith

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 Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 244 different votes 251 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
Appearances
117
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
Contributions
207
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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