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Catherine West vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,439 shared comparable votes.

1,432 same votes 7 different votes 1,439 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
114 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
114 Aye 70 No
61 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
61 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No
54 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
54 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
85 Aye 51 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 136 shared votes
88 Aye 48 No
114 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
114 Aye 70 No
61 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
61 Aye 68 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
763
42.9% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Appearances
95
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
60
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
Contributions
125
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API