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Neil O'Brien vs Brian Mathew

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

Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
vs
Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Brian Mathew voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 39 different votes 230 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
20 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 91% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 56% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 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
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 77% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 648
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
341
526 eligible divisions
860
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
48.1 % of votes cast
892
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
177
51.9 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.2 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 648
34
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 648
Contributions
64
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
23 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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