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Dame Meg Hillier vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,509 shared comparable votes.

1,497 same votes 12 different votes 1,509 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
117 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
117 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
112 Aye 72 No
67 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
67 Aye 69 No
39 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
39 Aye 94 No
55 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 75 shared votes
55 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 32 No
Transport 98% aligned 59 shared votes
26 Aye 33 No
117 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
117 Aye 68 No
112 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
112 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
1,759
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,390 eligible divisions
991
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
54.1% of votes cast
768
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
807
45.9% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

141
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Appearances
51
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
230
+78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 650
Contributions
62
-89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 16 Oct 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API