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Catherine McKinnell vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Catherine McKinnell and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 812 shared comparable votes.

631 same votes 181 different votes 812 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
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
Education 29% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
69 Aye 37 No
Tax 50% aligned 106 shared votes
68 Aye 38 No
11 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 35 shared votes
7 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
69.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 449 of 648
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,107
1,594 eligible divisions
872
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.3 % of votes cast
710
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
539
48.7 % of votes cast
16
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

25
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 648
Appearances
79
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 648
50
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 648
Contributions
101
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£312,180
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 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
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Housing
53 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
47 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
118 of 152 votes
Trade
69 of 88 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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