Catherine McKinnell

Catherine McKinnell is the longest serving 10% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2010 and elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024. She currently holds the position of Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice. She has cast 387 votes out of 585 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 66%, placing her in the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast, though low voting participation is conventional for ministers. She has made 754 total contributions across 143 debates, with her top debate topics being Education & Skills, Child Welfare & Safeguarding, and Other / Procedural, while her top voting topics have been Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Catherine McKinnell is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.