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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.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Catherine West and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,018 shared comparable votes.

1,018 same votes 0 different votes 1,018 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 54 No

Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes

78 Aye 54 No

37 Aye 92 No

Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes

37 Aye 92 No

47 Aye 64 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes

47 Aye 64 No

40 Aye 15 No

Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes

40 Aye 15 No

22 Aye 26 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes

22 Aye 26 No

Most different by topic

78 Aye 54 No

Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes

78 Aye 54 No

37 Aye 92 No

Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes

37 Aye 92 No

47 Aye 64 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes

47 Aye 64 No

40 Aye 15 No

Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes

40 Aye 15 No

22 Aye 26 No

Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes

22 Aye 26 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

73.4%

1% above average

Rank 348 of 649

1,747

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,217

1,658 eligible divisions

947

54.2% of votes cast

Aye votes

647

53.2% of votes cast

800

45.8% of votes cast

No votes

570

46.8% of votes cast

0.5% of votes cast

Against party

0.0% of votes cast

11 years, 4 months

Since 7 May 2015

Commons service

6 years, 9 months

Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

-35.7 vs Commons average

Rank 470 of 649

Appearances

+15.3 vs Commons average

Rank 178 of 649

-85.3 vs Commons average

Rank 478 of 649

Contributions

757

+614.7 vs Commons average

Rank 7 of 649

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 registered categories

Registered interests

1 registered category

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Education

86 of 96 votes

Environment / Climate

42 of 44 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Foreign Affairs

45 of 50 votes

Brexit / EU

186 of 211 votes

Housing

48 of 54 votes

Environment / Climate

41 of 48 votes

Migration

132 of 154 votes

Foreign Affairs

57 of 69 votes

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

Aye

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026