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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 1,120 shared comparable votes.

1,120 same votes 0 different votes 1,120 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 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
108 Aye 53 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
42 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
108 Aye 53 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
42 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,496
2,406 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
58.2% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

94
+3.4 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
46
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
110
-47.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Contributions
410
+252.4 vs Commons average
Rank 41 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
£2,494,265
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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