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Kate Osborne vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 932 shared comparable votes.

917 same votes 15 different votes 932 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
32 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
32 Aye 97 No
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
76 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 14 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
34 Aye 14 No
46 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 96 shared votes
45 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
32 Aye 97 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
1,090
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
560
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
530
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

11
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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
35 of 41 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Trade
41 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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