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Catherine West vs Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

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 Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Lab Cardiff West

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Mr Alex Barros-Curtis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

314 same votes 0 different votes 314 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 126 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
492
590 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.2% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
240
48.8% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£117,527
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£117,527
48% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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