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Matt Western vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 0 different votes 315 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
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
109
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
368
+222.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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