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Catherine McKinnell vs Aphra Brandreth

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

Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
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Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 235 different votes 240 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
Participation
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
575 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
177
46.8 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
201
53.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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