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Catherine McKinnell vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,255 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,204 different votes 1,255 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
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
88 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 149 shared votes
62 Aye 87 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 30 No
Trade 3% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 0% aligned 108 shared votes
80 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
10 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 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
85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
49.1 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
892
50.9 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

25
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 648
Contributions
34
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 84 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 (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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