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Catherine McKinnell vs Mr Mark Francois

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
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,160 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,110 different votes 1,160 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
26 Aye 28 No
Trade 13% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 61 No
Migration 3% aligned 87 shared votes
60 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 90 shared votes
45 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
888
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
733
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

41
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 649
Contributions
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38% above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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