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James Naish vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

James Naish and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 4 different votes 274 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
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 393 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
451
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
216
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
235
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
9
2.0% 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

204
+109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
267
+102.4 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
16
7 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API