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Catherine McKinnell vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,338 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,279 different votes 1,338 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
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 31 No
Trade 5% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
102 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 167 shared votes
66 Aye 101 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
14 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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
81.2 %
9 % above average
Rank 176 of 649
1,611
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,918
2,361 eligible divisions
886
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
48.2 % of votes cast
725
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
993
51.8 % 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
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
20
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 586 of 650
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Contributions
32
-106.3 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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