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Catherine West vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,565 shared comparable votes.

1,540 same votes 25 different votes 1,565 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
122 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
122 Aye 71 No
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
35 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
26 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Benefits 90% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 25 No
Housing 98% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
107 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
110 Aye 60 No
56 Aye 20 No
Education 99% aligned 76 shared votes
55 Aye 21 No
56 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 126 shared votes
55 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
967
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
820
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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