Matt Western — Hear, Hear

Voting record

6

Voted for

0

Voted against

3

Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Matt Western’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Bill votes All votes Live bills

Whip meter Estimate 85%

How often Matt Western voted the same way as most of the Labour party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted didn't vote at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted Aye at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Government & opposition roles

Matt Western doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held

Shadow Minister (Education) — Department for Education (2021-03-08 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2020-02-12 to 2021-05-14) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Matt Western →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

4. Visits outside the UK

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)

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)

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)

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)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Matt Western yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Matt Western has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£330,074.37 paid out to or for Matt Western across 360 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Matt Western’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category

Staffing — £250,810.89 (2 claims)

Office Costs — £47,426.98 (326 claims)

Accommodation — £26,715.11 (17 claims)

MP Travel — £3,888.18 (9 claims)

Staff Travel — £1,042.86 (5 claims)

Dependant Travel — £190.35 (1 claim)

Most recent claims

Stationery & printing — £107.94, 2026-03-30 — AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200013613-2126]

Stationery & printing — £1,221.23, 2026-03-30 — Multipack of toner cartridges x 2 [200013837-1]

Software & applications — £76.00, 2026-03-29 — CCI CONSTANT_CONTACT [200013613-1076]

Stationery & printing — £737.14, 2026-03-27 — CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM [200013613-10823]

Equipment - purchase — £150.00, 2026-03-27 — Sundries

Equipment - purchase — £69.99, 2026-03-27 — Other office equipment

Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection — £100.00, 2026-03-25 — Disposal of waste furniture

Translation services - other languages — £81.24, 2026-03-25 — MIGRANT HELPLINE [200013613-11676]

Every claim on file for Matt Western →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Matt Western — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Matt Western’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Matt Western is a listed officer of 4 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students — Treasurer

Declared funding: Independent Higher Education (£3,001-4,500).

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Video Games and Esports — Vice Chair

No declared funding on file.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Canada — Chair & Registered Contact

No declared funding on file.

Electric Vehicle All-Party Parliamentary Group — Officer

Declared funding: Renewable Energy Association (REA) (£12,001-13,500).

Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: Renewable Energy Association (REA) — about £12,750.50 across 1 group (Electric Vehicle All-Party Parliamentary Group).

Renewable Energy Association (REA) — about £12,750.50, 1 group

Independent Higher Education — about £3,750.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Matt Western personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Matt Western is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.