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Catherine Atkinson vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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
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Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 425 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 11 different votes 425 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
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 73% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
29 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 194 of 650
Participation
76.8%
5% above average
Rank 266 of 650
509
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,861
2,422 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
55.0% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
837
45.0% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

106
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
Appearances
66
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
194
+25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
67
-101.2 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 68 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Housing
29 of 33 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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