Voting Record — Matt Western MP, Warwick and Leamington (25701)

Matt Western is currently Shadow Minister (Education),

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 3 votes out of 747, 0.4% 747 votes out of 1002, 74.6% 39 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 1 vote out of 366, 0.3% 366 votes out of 463, 79.0% 1 time

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectMatt WesternLab VoteRôle
23 Mar 2023Stopped being Member, Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill Committee
15 Mar 2023Became Member, Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill Committee
7 Dec 2021Stopped being Member, Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill Committee
24 Nov 2021Became Member, Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill Committee
22 Sep 2021Stopped being Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee
7 Sep 2021Became Member, Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Committee
14 May 2021Stopped being Opposition Whip (Commons),
8 Mar 2021Became Shadow Minister (Education),
Commons24 Feb 2021Membership of the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill tellnono Teller
Commons24 Feb 2021Fire Safety Bill — After Clause 2 — Prohibition on Passing Remediation Costs on to Leaseholders and Tenants tellnono Teller
Commons24 Feb 2021Fire Safety Bill — Duties of Owner or Manager tellnono Teller
Commons23 Feb 2021Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals tellayeaye Teller
Commons23 Feb 2021Government's Management of the Economy tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons1 Feb 2021Covid Security at UK Borders tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons1 Feb 2021Unsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and Leaseholders tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons13 Jan 2021Financial Services Bill — Schedule 2 — Prudential Regulation of Investment Firms — Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jan 2021Financial Services Bill — New Clause 7 — Regulation of Buy-Now-Pay-Later Firms tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Dec 2020Taxation (Post-transition Period) Bill — New Clause 3 — Treasury Use of Powers — Northern Ireland Customs Duties — Reports tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Nov 2020Draft Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 tellnono Teller
Commons19 Oct 2020Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Leave to Enter: Family Unity and Claims for Asylum tellnono Teller
Commons19 Oct 2020Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Children in Care and Children Entitled to Care Leaving Support: Entitlement to Remain tellnono Teller
Commons19 Oct 2020Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill — New Clause — Impact on the Social Care Sector of Repeal of EU Law Relating to Free Movement tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2020Fisheries Bill [Lords] — Schedule 3 - Sea fishing licences: further provision tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Oct 2020Fisheries Bill [Lords] — Clause 1 - Fisheries Objectives tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Oct 2020Business of the House (Today) tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2020Business of the House (Today) tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Contribution of Agriculture and Associated Land Use to Climate Change Targets tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Requirement for Agricultural and Food Imports to Meet Domestic Standards tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2020Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 34 — Application of Pesticides: Limitations on Use to Protect Human Health tellnono Teller
Commons30 Sep 2020The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2020 tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Sep 2020The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 tellayeaye Teller
Commons30 Sep 2020Town and Country Planning (Permitted Development and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020 tellayeaye Teller
28 Sep 2020Stopped being Member, International Trade Committee
Commons16 Sep 2020United Kingdom Internal Market Bill — Clause 47 — Restriction of Power to Provide Financial Assistance for Economic Development etc. tellayeaye Teller
Commons21 Jul 2020Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill — Clause 4 — Consideration of Alternatives to a Serious Terrorism Sentence tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — New Clause 1 — Report on Impact of Refunding Tax Paid on Income Received via Loans Which Were Unlikley to be Repaid tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — New Clause 26 — Review of Impact of Act on Job Creation tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — New Clause 28 — Review of Impact of Finance Act on the Environment tellayeaye Teller
Commons1 Jul 2020Finance Bill — Clause 71 — Annual Reviews of Digital Services Tax tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Jun 2020Children and Young Persons — COVID-19 — Relaxtion of Procedures Relating to Protection by Local Authorities tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2020Austerity — Health Inequalities — Public Health tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2020Flooding — Independent Review tellayeaye Teller
2 Mar 2020Became Member, International Trade Committee
12 Feb 2020Became Opposition Whip (Commons),
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Consent of Devolved Legislatures in Scotland and Wales for UK Legislation on Devolved Matters tellnono Teller
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 37 — Arrangements with EU about Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum tellnono Teller
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 26 — Status of EU Case Law tellnono Teller
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 26 — Status of EU Case Law tellnono Teller
Commons22 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Clause 7 — Physical Proof of Right of Permanant Residence in the UK tellnono Teller
Commons9 Jan 2020European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill — Third Reading tellnono Teller
HouseDateSubjectMatt WesternLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, International Trade Committee
Commons19 Oct 2019European Union Withdrawal — Withhold Approval of Withdrawal Agreement Unless and Until it is Implemented in UK Law tellayeaye Teller
Commons17 Jul 2018Trade Bill — Clause 1 — Implementation of the Agreement on Government Procurement — Consent of Welsh and Scottish Ministers bothunknown Unknown
Commons25 Jun 2018National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway minorityaye Rebel
5 Feb 2018Became Member, Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee
11 Sep 2017Became Member, International Trade Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
0% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
2% Asylum System - More strict
0% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
18% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Do more to help refugees inclding children
67% Employment rights
79% Energy Prices - More Affordable
25% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
83% European Union Integration - For
0% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
67% Fixed Term Parliaments
100% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
76% Further devolution to Scotland
82% Further devolution to Wales
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
75% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
88% Higher taxes on banks
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
67% HS2 - In Favour
100% Human Rights and Equality
50% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
0% Increase Air Passenger Duty
78% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
36% Increase VAT
100% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
71% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100% Minimum Wage
100% More Emergency Service Workers
100% More funds for social care
76% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
75% Nuclear power - For
86% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
78% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
23% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
50% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
13% Reduce central funding for local government
31% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
33% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
100% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
100% Reducing the number of MPs - for
100% Regulate letting agent fees
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
87% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
83% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
50% Schools - Greater Autonomy
89% Stop climate change
72% Support current and former armed service members
0% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
13% Tougher on illegal immigration
0% Trade Unions - Restrict
0% University Tuition Fees - For
100% Voting age - Reduce to 16
50% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
100% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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