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Catherine West vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Catherine West and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,045 shared comparable votes.

1,045 same votes 0 different votes 1,045 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
78 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
78 Aye 55 No
37 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
37 Aye 92 No
48 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
48 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
78 Aye 55 No
37 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
37 Aye 92 No
48 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
48 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
31 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,776
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,688 eligible divisions
959
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
52.8% of votes cast
817
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
588
47.2% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-38.1 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
Appearances
104
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
65
-95.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Contributions
766
+605.9 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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