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John McDonnell vs Catherine McKinnell

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,497 shared comparable votes.

1,448 same votes 49 different votes 1,497 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
128 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
128 Aye 70 No
51 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
51 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
37 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 19 No
Education 95% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 15 No
Energy 95% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 37 No
Trade 96% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
68.7%
4% below average
Rank 444 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,422 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
911
54.7% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
753
45.3% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
49
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
198
+31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
54 of 68 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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