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Sir Mark Tami vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Sir Mark Tami
Sir Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Sir Mark Tami and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,603 shared comparable votes.

1,596 same votes 7 different votes 1,603 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
121 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
121 Aye 83 No
40 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
40 Aye 109 No
67 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
67 Aye 78 No
56 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 82 shared votes
56 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
110 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
107 Aye 71 No
121 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 204 shared votes
121 Aye 83 No
40 Aye 109 No
Migration 100% aligned 149 shared votes
40 Aye 109 No
67 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
67 Aye 78 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
881
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 649
Appearances
44
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
0
-138.4 vs Commons average
Rank 644 of 649
Contributions
52
-86.4 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£286,200
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
2
2 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
91 of 96 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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