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Brian Mathew vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Catherine West voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 211 different votes 243 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
60
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
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

#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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