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Rebecca Smith vs Catherine McKinnell

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 238 different votes 258 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 3% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
Participation
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
416
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
196
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
220
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

147
+64.8 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
27
-55.2 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
265
+121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
45
-98.3 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
2
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Tax
88 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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