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Catherine McKinnell vs Brendan O'Hara

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
vs
Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 92% of the time, based on 1,011 shared comparable votes.

927 same votes 84 different votes 1,011 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
99 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 166 shared votes
99 Aye 67 No
22 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 52 No
Tax 76% aligned 164 shared votes
108 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 20 No
Benefits 80% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 7 No
Energy 84% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 85% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 648
Participation
58.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,312 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
745
55.0 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
610
45.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

25
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Appearances
41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 648
Contributions
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
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
63 of 75 votes
#1
Migration
161 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
72 of 88 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
Benefits
65 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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