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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Catherine Atkinson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Catherine Atkinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
27 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
575 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
52.4 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.6 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
Appearances
90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
167
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
182
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£207,563
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£207,563
8 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#5
Education
43 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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