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Matt Western vs Tahir Ali

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 993 shared comparable votes.

989 same votes 4 different votes 993 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
98 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
98 Aye 43 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 117 shared votes
60 Aye 57 No
98 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
98 Aye 43 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 647
1,544
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,226
1,615 eligible divisions
866
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
53.4 % of votes cast
678
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
571
46.6 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
Appearances
21
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 649
79
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Contributions
30
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
47 of 50 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
35 of 41 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 173 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API