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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,562 shared comparable votes.

1,538 same votes 24 different votes 1,562 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
109 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No
62 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
62 Aye 74 No
36 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
39 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
39 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 20 No
Benefits 90% aligned 61 shared votes
41 Aye 20 No
111 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
108 Aye 66 No
48 Aye 25 No
Education 99% aligned 73 shared votes
49 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 101 No
Migration 99% aligned 137 shared votes
37 Aye 100 No
109 Aye 66 No
Tax 100% aligned 175 shared votes
109 Aye 66 No

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

Voting record

76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
Participation
73.9%
2% above average
Rank 332 of 650
1,856
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,787
2,417 eligible divisions
1,021
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
967
54.1% of votes cast
835
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
820
45.9% of votes cast
26
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
56
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Contributions
67
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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