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Catherine McKinnell vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Chris Law voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

820 same votes 78 different votes 898 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
98 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
98 Aye 66 No
27 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 101 shared votes
27 Aye 74 No
23 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 46 No
Tax 71% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
14 Aye 6 No
Energy 75% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 79% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 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
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % 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
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 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
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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