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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.

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

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Sarah Olney voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 883 shared comparable votes.

689 same votes 194 different votes 883 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
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 77 No
Migration 98% aligned 91 shared votes
16 Aye 75 No
21 Aye 2 No
Energy 96% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 15% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 39% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 43% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
75 Aye 37 No
Tax 57% aligned 112 shared votes
71 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 648
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Appearances
119
+59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 648

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
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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