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Pat McFadden vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

1,370 same votes 5 different votes 1,375 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 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
99 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
38 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 26 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 9 No
Energy 97% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
110 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
99 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
99 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
38 Aye 91 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
895
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
655
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Contributions
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API