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Edward Argar vs Catherine McKinnell

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,485 shared comparable votes.

78 same votes 1,407 different votes 1,485 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
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
68 Aye 103 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 171 shared votes
105 Aye 66 No
15 Aye 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 28 No
Trade 5% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 27 No
Energy 5% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 33 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
Participation
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Appearances
34
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
70
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
209 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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