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Matt Western vs Sir Stephen Timms

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,394 same votes 10 different votes 1,404 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
117 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
117 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
67 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
67 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 31 No
Trade 99% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
117 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
117 Aye 63 No
95 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 156 shared votes
95 Aye 61 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
67 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
67 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
1,588
2,141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,883
2,396 eligible divisions
884
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
54.7% of votes cast
704
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
853
45.3% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 650
Appearances
59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
107
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Contributions
221
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 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
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
67 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API