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Matt Western vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,274 shared comparable votes.

1,274 same votes 0 different votes 1,274 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
99 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
99 Aye 59 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
53 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
53 Aye 52 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
99 Aye 59 No
94 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
94 Aye 59 No
40 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
40 Aye 101 No
53 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
53 Aye 52 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 345 of 649
1,571
2,117 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,743
2,372 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
944
54.2% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
799
45.8% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

95
+14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Appearances
45
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
114
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Contributions
54
-86.5 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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