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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 1,099 shared comparable votes.

1,099 same votes 0 different votes 1,099 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
29 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 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
29 Aye 23 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
35 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 648
Participation
73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 648
1,469
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
843
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.7 % of votes cast
626
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
767
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
Appearances
33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
18
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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

£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
5
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Transport
68 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 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
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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