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Catherine West vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Gregor Poynton 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
23 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 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
90.2%
18% above average
Rank 18 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
590 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% 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
3
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
3
-142.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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