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Matt Western vs Tom Collins

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Tom Collins voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 13 different votes 398 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
564
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
49.1% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
287
50.9% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
48
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
117
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Contributions
60
-109.2 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£199,488
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£199,488
12% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API