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Matt Western vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sarah Bool voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 332 different votes 338 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
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
58 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
30 Aye 58 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
2 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
631 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
42.5% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
258
57.5% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
113
+18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
116
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
132
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Tax
105 of 121 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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