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Matt Western vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 613 shared comparable votes.

612 same votes 1 different votes 613 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
59 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
59 Aye 43 No
59 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 85 shared votes
59 Aye 26 No
36 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
59 Aye 43 No
59 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 85 shared votes
59 Aye 26 No
36 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
Participation
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
1,544
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
547 eligible divisions
866
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
49.3 % of votes cast
678
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
230
50.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Appearances
20
-46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
79
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Contributions
42
-75.8 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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