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Matt Western vs Richard Quigley

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Richard Quigley voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 385 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 11 different votes 385 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
60 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
60 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
60 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
60 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
46.8% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
273
53.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% 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
72
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
117
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 399 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
£171,447
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£171,447
24% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
111 of 122 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