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Ben Coleman vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Catherine West voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

262 same votes 7 different votes 269 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
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
427
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
230
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
54.1% of votes cast
197
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.9% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
69
-100.2 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API