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Tony Vaughan vs Catherine West

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
7% above average
Rank 198 of 649
Participation
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 649
472
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,376 eligible divisions
238
50.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
947
54.2% of votes cast
234
49.6% 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

50
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
49
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 650
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 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

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
9
5 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
11 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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