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Catherine McKinnell vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 770 shared comparable votes.

759 same votes 11 different votes 770 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
61 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 96 shared votes
70 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
61 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
61 Aye 62 No
28 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

68.5%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 650
1,647
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
619 eligible divisions
899
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
48.7% of votes cast
748
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
263
51.3% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
7
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
95
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
7
-147.6 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Trade
73 of 94 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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