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Catherine West vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,385 shared comparable votes.

70 same votes 1,315 different votes 1,385 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
25 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
96 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 156 shared votes
61 Aye 95 No
8 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
35 Aye 16 No
Benefits 4% aligned 51 shared votes
14 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
Participation
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
59
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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