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Matt Western vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,172 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,136 different votes 1,172 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
6 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
51 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 105 shared votes
54 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
122 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 169 shared votes
47 Aye 122 No
27 Aye 87 No
Migration 0% aligned 114 shared votes
87 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
15 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
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 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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