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Mike Wood vs Brian Mathew

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
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Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Brian Mathew voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 47 different votes 284 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
27 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 90% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 14 No
Housing 74% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
2,038
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
375
575 eligible divisions
979
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
50.1 % of votes cast
1,059
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
187
49.9 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.9 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Contributions
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
5
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
84 of 91 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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