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Mr James Frith vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 624 shared comparable votes.

619 same votes 5 different votes 624 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
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
56 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
56 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
56 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
56 Aye 45 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
469
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
227
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.0% of votes cast
242
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
11
2.3% 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

45
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
91
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Education
46 of 50 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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