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Adam Thompson vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
29 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
546
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
270
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
276
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Appearances
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Contributions
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API