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.
1621
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)
29
Written Questions
1
Oral Questions
86
Debates Spoken In⚑
462
Speeches⚑
387
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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3 NOHealth Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
3 votes · 8 Sept 2026
1 AYE3 NORepresentation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
Representation of the People Bill
4 votes · 2 Sept 2026
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
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
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
What steps he has taken to support the heritage and tourism sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
What steps he has taken to support the heritage and tourism sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential prosecution of cases where an
What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential prosecution of cases where an employee exercises their right to withdraw from and to refuse to return to a workplace that is deemed to be unsafe under Section 44 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on large-s
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on large-scale testing and tracing for covid-19.
What progress the Government has made on establishing a shared prosperity fund.
What progress the Government has made on establishing a shared prosperity fund.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UN Special Rapporteur on Ext
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights' recent statement on the effect of legal aid reforms on access to justice.
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the Government’s preliminary EU exit analysis; and if he will make a statement.
If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 17 January.
If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 17 January.
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