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Matt Western vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 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 326 of 649
Participation
81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 178 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.5 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
231
49.5 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Appearances
47
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
113
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 393 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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