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Catherine McKinnell vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,047 shared comparable votes.

1,025 same votes 22 different votes 1,047 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
84 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
84 Aye 47 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
24 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
24 Aye 80 No
38 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
84 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
84 Aye 47 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
24 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
24 Aye 80 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,659
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
908
54.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
751
45.3% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% 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
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
183
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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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