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Alex Mayer vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 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
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 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
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

95.4 %
22 % above average
Rank 1 of 648
Participation
73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 648
502
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
259
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.7 % of votes cast
243
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
767
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
Appearances
33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Contributions
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Education
49 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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