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Greg Smith vs Catherine McKinnell

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 948 different votes 978 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
14 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 20 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
63 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 112 shared votes
48 Aye 64 No
82 Aye 34 No
Migration 1% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
68.4 %
4 % below average
Rank 459 of 649
1,454
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,609
2,354 eligible divisions
707
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
885
55.0 % of votes cast
747
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
724
45.0 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

195
+119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
27
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
267
+133.7 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 649
Contributions
39
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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