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Catherine West vs Kerry McCarthy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Catherine West and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,598 shared comparable votes.

1,594 same votes 4 different votes 1,598 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
119 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
119 Aye 76 No
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
109 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No
67 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
67 Aye 72 No
54 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
54 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 17 No
Energy 98% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
119 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
119 Aye 76 No
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
109 Aye 72 No
38 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
38 Aye 104 No
67 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
67 Aye 72 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
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
60
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API