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Catherine West vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,019 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 994 different votes 1,019 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
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
69 Aye 45 No
Tax 2% aligned 114 shared votes
43 Aye 71 No
52 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 121 shared votes
68 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
159
+98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Contributions
229
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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