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Samantha Niblett vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

302 same votes 0 different votes 302 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
482
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
236
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
246
51.0% 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

81
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
60
-85.7 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
12 of 13 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
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API