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Mary Kelly Foy vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 932 shared comparable votes.

911 same votes 21 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
36 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
36 Aye 80 No
73 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
73 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 91 shared votes
28 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
40 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
36 Aye 80 No
73 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 110 shared votes
73 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
1,133
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
572
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
561
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
30
2.6% 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

60
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 466 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

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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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