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Matt Western vs Sarah Gibson

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 Gibson
Sarah Gibson
LD Chippenham

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sarah Gibson voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 208 different votes 268 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Housing 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Energy 57% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 18 No
Tax 6% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 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 326 of 649
Participation
62.6 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
52.8 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
170
47.2 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
25
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£230,135
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£230,135
2 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
45 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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