The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

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 1,275 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,224 different votes 1,275 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
19 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 80 No
Migration 0% aligned 108 shared votes
80 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 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

68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API