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Catherine McKinnell vs Greg Smith

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

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Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
vs
Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 979 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 949 different votes 979 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
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
48 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 112 shared votes
63 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 84 No
Migration 1% aligned 117 shared votes
83 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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