Official portrait of Matt Western

Matt Western

Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington, since 8 June 2017

Matt Western is the Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

70.1% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
403 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
172 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
812 Debates spoken in 931 written questions tabled

Ranked 367 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No vote 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No vote 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No vote 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No vote 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No vote 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No vote 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No vote 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No vote 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No vote 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Aye 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 Aye 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Aye 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Yachad
Address of donor: Star House, 104-108 Grafton Road NW5 4BA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, hospitality and travel, value £2,169
Destination of visit: Palestine (Israel)
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 28 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To meet with a wide range of individuals, public officials and organisations, as well as to visit locations where violence has taken place, to understand the steps needed to achieve a resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict and to adequately respond to the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
(Registered 19 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: (1) Government of Jersey London Office (2) States of Guernsey (3) Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Address of donor: (1) 4th Floor, 2 Queen Anne’s Gate Buildings, Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BP (2) Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1FH (3) Richmond House, Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) On island transport and subsistence, value £505 (2) On island transport and subsistence, value £340 (3) Transportation, value £999
Destination of visit: Jersey and Guernsey
Dates of visit: 27 March 2026 to 31 March 2026
Purpose of visit: Channel Islands APPG visit to the Channel Islands. The group engaged in high level political meetings with Channel Islands Ministers, deputies and dignitaries and engaged in a wide array of cultural visits to increase understanding and cooperation between parliamentarians and their counterparts in the Channel Islands.
(Registered 29 April 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Dorset
Ownership details: Owned jointly with a family member
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 5 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000

Name of company or organisation: Apple
Nature of business: Technology company
(Registered 5 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

812 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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