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Leigh Ingham vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 2 different votes 263 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
23 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
401
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
199
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
202
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
2
0.5% 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

117
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
143
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
6% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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