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Catherine McKinnell vs Sarah Olney

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Sarah Olney voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

695 same votes 203 different votes 898 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
28 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 78 No
Migration 97% aligned 93 shared votes
16 Aye 77 No
39 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 95 shared votes
45 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 41% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 43% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
75 Aye 40 No
Tax 56% aligned 115 shared votes
74 Aye 41 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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