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Al Carns vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

196 same votes 0 different votes 196 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
13 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
318
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,387 eligible divisions
149
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
54.2% of votes cast
169
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
805
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

84
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Appearances
49
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
285
+135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Contributions
60
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
7
4 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 10 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
21 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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: 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API