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Matt Turmaine vs Catherine West

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Matt Turmaine and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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

31 Aye 37 No

Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes

31 Aye 37 No

30 Aye 17 No

Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes

30 Aye 17 No

14 Aye 13 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes

14 Aye 13 No

16 Aye 10 No

Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes

16 Aye 10 No

10 Aye 9 No

Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes

10 Aye 9 No

Most different by topic

31 Aye 37 No

Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes

31 Aye 37 No

30 Aye 17 No

Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes

30 Aye 17 No

14 Aye 13 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes

14 Aye 13 No

16 Aye 10 No

Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes

16 Aye 10 No

10 Aye 9 No

Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes

10 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

91.0%

18% above average

Rank 14 of 649

Participation

73.5%

1% above average

Rank 343 of 649

537

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

1,747

2,376 eligible divisions

279

52.0% of votes cast

Aye votes

947

54.2% of votes cast

258

48.0% of votes cast

No votes

800

45.8% of votes cast

0.2% of votes cast

Against party

0.5% of votes cast

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

11 years, 5 months

Since 7 May 2015

Debates

-42.6 vs Commons average

Rank 501 of 650

Appearances

-34.6 vs Commons average

Rank 460 of 650

-91.7 vs Commons average

Rank 493 of 650

Contributions

-85.7 vs Commons average

Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£150,619

all imported IPSA years

Lifetime expenses

£2,012,777

all imported IPSA years

£150,619

33% below average

Latest expenses

£264,778

17% above average

1 registered category

Registered interests

3 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Education

50 of 50 votes

Education

86 of 96 votes

Work / Employment

39 of 39 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

Housing

32 of 32 votes

Brexit / EU

186 of 211 votes

Benefits

30 of 30 votes

Environment / Climate

41 of 48 votes

Democracy / Parliament

14 of 14 votes

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

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026