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Catherine McKinnell vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

341 same votes 0 different votes 341 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
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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 458 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
888
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
733
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Contributions
118
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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