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Matt Western vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 521 shared comparable votes.

521 same votes 0 different votes 521 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
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
19 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
682
935 eligible divisions
864
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
339
49.7 % of votes cast
674
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
343
50.3 % 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
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

60
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 648
Appearances
30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
67
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 648
Contributions
139
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Migration
81 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Trade
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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