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John McDonnell vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Catherine West voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,603 shared comparable votes.

1,561 same votes 42 different votes 1,603 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
125 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 201 shared votes
125 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
27 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 20 No
Benefits 88% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 26 No
Education 90% aligned 73 shared votes
52 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
38 Aye 110 No
Migration 97% aligned 148 shared votes
38 Aye 110 No
19 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 98% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
54.1% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.9% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
58
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
69
-97.4 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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