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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 230 shared comparable votes.

230 same votes 0 different votes 230 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
19 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
19 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
179
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
800
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

101
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
49
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
218
+71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
60
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
0
0 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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
23 of 32 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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