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
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 392–116
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading Aye 458–104
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Youth unemployment No 91–287
28 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory No 103–284
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 294–108
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 No 88–310
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 No 61–311
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 No 91–378
21 Jan 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 No vote 373–106
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading No vote 316–194
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No vote 195–317
21 Jan 2026 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 No vote 191–326
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 No vote 347–184
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 No vote 347–185
20 Jan 2026 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 344–182
20 Jan 2026 Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 No vote 319–127
14 Jan 2026 Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 301–110
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 No 172–334
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 No 181–335
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Aye 344–173
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 No 187–351
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 No 184–331
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Aye 348–167
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 No 188–341
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 185–344

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 →

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