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Catherine West vs Pat McFadden

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 Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Pat McFadden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,404 shared comparable votes.

1,399 same votes 5 different votes 1,404 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No
60 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
60 Aye 61 No
38 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Energy 97% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 75 shared votes
38 Aye 37 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
99 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 650
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,579
2,405 eligible divisions
958
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4% of votes cast
817
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
672
42.6% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Appearances
46
-42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Contributions
390
+235.4 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£225,631
same as average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 212 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API