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Catherine West vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,456 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,406 different votes 1,456 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
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
52 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 124 shared votes
72 Aye 52 No
53 Aye 17 No
Education 3% aligned 70 shared votes
19 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
943
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
790
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
204 of 211 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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