Compare

Catherine West vs David Taylor

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


Voting alignment

Catherine West and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.8% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.2% 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
31
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
37
-108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API