Catherine McKinnell
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 66%
- Debates contributed to
- 136
- Registered interests
- 5
- Declared value
- £6,547
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Catherine McKinnell is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, elected in July 2024 to the current parliament and first elected in May 2010, placing her in the longest serving 10% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. She currently holds the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice. She has cast 387 votes from 585 eligible divisions, giving a participation rate of 66%, which places her in the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast, though low voting participation is conventional for ministers. She has made 704 contributions across 129 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.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
387 / 585
66.15%
Ranked #432 of 654 MPs (34th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
136 / 11739
729 total contributions
Ranked #333 of 654 MPs (49th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
5
£6,546.74
Ranked #516 of 654 MPs (21th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Catherine McKinnell is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Constituencies
- Newcastle upon Tyne North May 2010 – present · 5 terms
Posts held
- Minister of State (Ministry of Justice) Jul 2026 – present
- Minister of State (Education) Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Attorney General Sep 2015 – Jan 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Treasury) Mar 2013 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Education) Oct 2011 – Mar 2013 · Opposition
- Shadow Solicitor General Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · Opposition