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Catherine West vs Alice Macdonald

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 Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
19 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
590 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
48.8% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
256
51.2% 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
30
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
37
-108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API