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Catherine West vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,322 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,286 different votes 1,322 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
21 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 13 No
Energy 3% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
51 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 121 shared votes
71 Aye 50 No
28 Aye 15 No
Benefits 2% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
102 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 169 shared votes
66 Aye 103 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 93 No
Migration 0% aligned 121 shared votes
93 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 52 shared votes
15 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Contributions
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
188 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
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