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Dr Rupa Huq vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,504 shared comparable votes.

1,493 same votes 11 different votes 1,504 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
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
109 Aye 72 No
99 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
99 Aye 79 No
40 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
54 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
54 Aye 78 No
37 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
109 Aye 72 No
99 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
99 Aye 79 No
40 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
40 Aye 94 No
54 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
54 Aye 78 No
37 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 336 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
1,761
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,390 eligible divisions
965
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
54.1% of votes cast
796
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
807
45.9% of votes cast
15
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
51
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
59
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 70 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Trade
78 of 94 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API