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Bambos Charalambous vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,137 shared comparable votes.

1,137 same votes 0 different votes 1,137 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
89 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
89 Aye 60 No
85 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
85 Aye 58 No
52 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
52 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
89 Aye 60 No
85 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
85 Aye 58 No
52 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 107 shared votes
52 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
1,517
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
861
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
656
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

18
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Appearances
46
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
21
-121.3 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Contributions
57
-85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 46 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
45 of 55 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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: 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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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