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Catherine West vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Education
85 of 95 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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
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