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Barry Gardiner vs Catherine McKinnell

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

Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West
vs
Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Barry Gardiner and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,290 shared comparable votes.

1,280 same votes 10 different votes 1,290 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
109 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
46 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
46 Aye 58 No
23 Aye 72 No
Migration 100% aligned 95 shared votes
23 Aye 72 No
29 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
29 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 19 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 39 No
Trade 96% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
94 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 155 shared votes
91 Aye 64 No
109 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
46 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 104 shared votes
46 Aye 58 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 484 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,405 eligible divisions
891
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
54.6% of votes cast
710
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
748
45.4% of votes cast
18
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
41
-46.8 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
91
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Contributions
95
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£268,850
19% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
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

Transport
78 of 95 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 81 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
Cross-Border Trade Resolution: Amendment (e) 20 Nov 2017
Trade
Aye
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
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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