Catherine McKinnell
MP since 6 May 2010
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Catherine McKinnell is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
1611
Votes Cast
£312,180
Expenses 2024-25
17,762
Majority
50.3%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£312,180
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 48,617 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
26
Written Questions
1
Oral Questions
79
Debates Spoken In⚑
437
Speeches⚑
377
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
3 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
3 votes · 17 Jun 2026
Financial Interests(6)
Visits outside the UK
Coalition for Global Prosperity
£1,969
Visits outside the UK
Coalition for Global Prosperity
- Name of donor
- Coalition for Global Prosperity
- Address of donor
- 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Flights (£1,968.73), accommodation (£1,038.58), local transport (£519.47) and food/miscellaneous (£689.96), value £4,216.74
- Destination of visit
- United States (Washington DC)
- Dates of visit
- 30 November 2025 to 5 December 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Cross-party delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with members of Congress and policymakers
Registered 16 December 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Ticket for the Mercury Prize 2025
16 October 2025
£330
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Ticket for the Mercury Prize 2025
16 October 2025
- Name of donor
- BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
- Address of donor
- Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Ticket for the Mercury Prize 2025, value £330
- Date received
- 16 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 16 October 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01132389
Registered 20 October 2025
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
- Type of land/property
- Residential property (rented)
- Number of properties
- 1
- Location
- Northumberland
- Ownership details
- Joint owner
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Solicitor (currently non-practising).
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 5 September 2024
Registered 3 November 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Catherine in Parliament
Armed Forces: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of using timber to a) build new and b) repair old military homes.
Schools: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered the potential merits of using timber materials in a) constructing and b) maintaining school buildings.
Schools: Climate Change
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support schools to help tackle climate change.
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting lists for NHS-funded weight loss programmes.
Groceries Code Adjudicator: Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the scope of the independent Groceries Code Adjudicator to include
Groceries Code Adjudicator
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to expand the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to tackle unfair trading practices in supply chains.
Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department are taking to help tackle abusive purchasing practices in the fashion industry.
Clothing: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of fashion watchdog.
HM Passport Office
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review HM Passport Office's policy on considering urgent government business or compassionate reasons to include (a) scattering of as
Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with Valuation Office Agency on its policy not to review the council tax bandings of multiple properties in one request.
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