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Catherine McKinnell vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 972 shared comparable votes.

949 same votes 23 different votes 972 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
81 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
81 Aye 51 No
35 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
35 Aye 60 No
37 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
37 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 115 shared votes
34 Aye 81 No
81 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
81 Aye 51 No
35 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
35 Aye 60 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

68.6%
4% below average
Rank 444 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,659
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
908
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
751
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
183
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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