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Catherine West vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 0 different votes 284 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
13 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
13 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
13 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
47.7% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
232
52.3% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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