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Paul Davies vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

94.2%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
556
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
284
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
272
48.9% 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

46
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
55
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Contributions
60
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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