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Catherine West vs Matt Western

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 Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Matt Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,246 shared comparable votes.

1,246 same votes 0 different votes 1,246 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
99 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
99 Aye 56 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
39 Aye 100 No
53 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
53 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 155 shared votes
99 Aye 56 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
39 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
39 Aye 100 No
53 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
53 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 331 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,538
2,057 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
56.2 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.8 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Contributions
67
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,296
38 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 161 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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