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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 852 shared comparable votes.

852 same votes 0 different votes 852 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
75 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 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
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
75 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 96 shared votes
27 Aye 69 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
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 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 458 of 649
Participation
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
888
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
733
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

20
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 649
20
-122.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
5
-137.9 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649

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
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Housing
53 of 67 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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