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Gareth Snell vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 697 shared comparable votes.

680 same votes 17 different votes 697 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
60 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
60 Aye 54 No
33 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 11 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 107 shared votes
68 Aye 39 No
16 Aye 16 No
Transport 94% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
60 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
60 Aye 54 No
33 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
271
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
279
50.7% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

205
+110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
316
+151.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Amendment (a) to the Business of the House motion 3 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Business of the House motion 1 Apr 2019
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union Withdrawal Act main Motion as amended 25 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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