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Nick Smith vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,458 shared comparable votes.

1,451 same votes 7 different votes 1,458 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
114 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
114 Aye 70 No
62 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
62 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No
54 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
54 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
89 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
114 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
114 Aye 70 No
62 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
62 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 317 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,798
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
1,023
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
54.0% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
817
46.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

96
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
125
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API