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Heidi Alexander vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 499 shared comparable votes.

498 same votes 1 different votes 499 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
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
52 Aye 11 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
52 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 5 No
Energy 93% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
52 Aye 11 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
52 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 540 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
372
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
174
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
198
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
547
+401.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
Contributions
60
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
26 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API