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Catherine West vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

295 same votes 0 different votes 295 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
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 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
92.6 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
526 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
53.0 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
229
47.0 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Contributions
74
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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
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