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Kim Leadbeater vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 792 shared comparable votes.

792 same votes 0 different votes 792 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
30 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
30 Aye 74 No
56 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
56 Aye 47 No
43 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
43 Aye 51 No
40 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
30 Aye 74 No
56 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
56 Aye 47 No
43 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 94 shared votes
43 Aye 51 No
40 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

83.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 647
Participation
73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 647
1,061
1,276 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
554
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.7 % of votes cast
507
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
767
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
4 years, 11 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

4
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 647
Appearances
33
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 647
8
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 647
Contributions
65
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
39 of 40 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Education
62 of 64 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
129 of 141 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API