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Catherine West vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Pete Wishart voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

925 same votes 70 different votes 995 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
101 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
101 Aye 71 No
29 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 21 No
Benefits 80% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
90 Aye 44 No
Tax 81% aligned 134 shared votes
90 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 7 No
Energy 91% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

33
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
65
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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