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Alan Strickland vs Catherine McKinnell

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
37 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
37 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
520
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
260
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
260
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

33
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
34
-111.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API