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Catherine McKinnell vs Steve Barclay

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 Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Steve Barclay voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,223 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 1,170 different votes 1,223 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
13 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
95 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 160 shared votes
65 Aye 95 No
28 Aye 26 No
Trade 6% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 4% aligned 109 shared votes
72 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 7 No
Benefits 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 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
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 392 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,689
2,361 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
805
47.7 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
884
52.3 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,894
3 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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