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Matt Western vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,101 shared comparable votes.

1,101 same votes 0 different votes 1,101 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
108 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
108 Aye 52 No
95 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
95 Aye 59 No
28 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
28 Aye 68 No
54 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
108 Aye 52 No
95 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 154 shared votes
95 Aye 59 No
28 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
28 Aye 68 No
54 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
54 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 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
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
58.5% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
613
41.5% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 9 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
50
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 649
Contributions
428
+285.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
61 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 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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