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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
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Catherine West and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 986 shared comparable votes.

986 same votes 0 different votes 986 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 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
78 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
78 Aye 51 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 54 shared votes
39 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

73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 648
Participation
74.1 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,594 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
38
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Contributions
219
+110.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API