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David Baines vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

David Baines and Catherine West voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 8 different votes 291 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
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
432
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
212
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
54.1% of votes cast
220
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.9% of votes cast
15
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

24
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
25
-144.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
69
-100.2 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API