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Catherine McKinnell vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,458 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,407 different votes 1,458 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
9 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 4% aligned 68 shared votes
39 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 2% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
118 Aye 72 No
Tax 0% aligned 190 shared votes
72 Aye 118 No
28 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
32 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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