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Catherine McKinnell vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,281 different votes 1,334 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
22 Aye 13 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 5% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 192 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,361 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.8 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
993
52.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
59 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
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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