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Catherine Atkinson vs Dame Meg Hillier

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 0 different votes 369 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
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

90
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Appearances
137
+53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 649
181
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
222
+76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
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