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Catherine West vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 884 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 849 different votes 884 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
8 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 112 shared votes
41 Aye 71 No
18 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
947
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
800
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
86 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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 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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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
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