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Catherine McKinnell vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 909 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 866 different votes 909 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
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 82 No
Migration 4% aligned 112 shared votes
78 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 24 No
Transport 3% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
888
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
733
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Appearances
82
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
70
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
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: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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