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Matt Western vs Ruth Cadbury

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,357 shared comparable votes.

1,356 same votes 1 different votes 1,357 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
130 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
130 Aye 68 No
92 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
92 Aye 60 No
40 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
40 Aye 83 No
48 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
48 Aye 62 No
36 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
130 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
130 Aye 68 No
92 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 152 shared votes
92 Aye 60 No
40 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
40 Aye 83 No
48 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
48 Aye 62 No
36 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
74.9%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
1,597
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,405 eligible divisions
888
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
802
44.5% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

91
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 650
107
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Contributions
81
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API