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Rushanara Ali vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Catherine West voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,547 shared comparable votes.

1,534 same votes 13 different votes 1,547 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
117 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
117 Aye 75 No
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
110 Aye 68 No
71 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
71 Aye 79 No
41 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
41 Aye 100 No
57 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 79 shared votes
57 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 37 No
Trade 97% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 16 No
Energy 98% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
117 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
117 Aye 75 No
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
110 Aye 68 No
71 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
71 Aye 79 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
1,824
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,390 eligible divisions
1,031
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
54.1% of votes cast
793
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
807
45.9% of votes cast
20
1.1% 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

48
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
51
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
45
-106.4 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Contributions
62
-89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
5
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 70 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API