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Mr Angus MacDonald vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Mr Angus MacDonald
Mr Angus MacDonald
LD Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mr Angus MacDonald and Catherine West voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 174 different votes 194 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
5 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 17% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 16% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
3 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

59.0 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 650
332
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,725
2,349 eligible divisions
176
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
54.3 % of votes cast
156
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
789
45.7 % of votes cast
12
3.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Appearances
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Contributions
72
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,347
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£194,347
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
7
3 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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Education
85 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye rebel
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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