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Catherine West vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% 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
88
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
231
+85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
12 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
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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
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