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Alistair Strathern vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
38 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
38 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 650
580
733 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,726
2,350 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
937
54.3 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
42
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
69
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
Contributions
72
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Energy
24 of 25 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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