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Chris Bryant vs Catherine West

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,365 shared comparable votes.

1,357 same votes 8 different votes 1,365 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
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
107 Aye 66 No
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
57 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 114 shared votes
57 Aye 57 No
26 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
26 Aye 83 No
39 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
38 Aye 35 No
Trade 97% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
107 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
107 Aye 66 No
105 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 650
1,588
2,401 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,401 eligible divisions
899
56.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
955
53.9% of votes cast
689
43.4% of votes cast
No votes
816
46.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
Appearances
51
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
525
+373.0 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
62
-90.0 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
72 of 76 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
64 of 76 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No rebel
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API