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Catherine McKinnell vs Sir John Hayes

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
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Photograph of Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,363 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,306 different votes 1,363 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
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 5% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 10 No
Benefits 3% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 14 No
Energy 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % 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
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 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
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
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
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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