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Catherine West vs Katrina 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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Katrina Murray voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 7 different votes 306 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
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 30 No
Tax 98% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
636 eligible divisions
970
54.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.6% of votes cast
822
45.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
49.4% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.6% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
69
-98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Contributions
90
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
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
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
187 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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