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Catherine McKinnell vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 830 shared comparable votes.

830 same votes 0 different votes 830 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
75 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
75 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
41 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
41 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
75 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
41 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
41 Aye 49 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 470 of 648
Participation
75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,198
1,594 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
53.8 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
554
46.2 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 648
50
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 648
Contributions
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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