Catherine McKinnell has represented Newcastle upon Tyne North since her election in May 2010, making her the 62nd longest-serving MP across all parties and the 33rd longest-serving among Labour (Co-op) MPs. She cast 232 votes out of 460 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 50.43%, ranking her 338th overall and 209th among Labour (Co-op) MPs, while her 662 debate contributions across 106 debates ranked her 284th overall. Her debate contributions are notably stronger relative to her voting participation, with her debate rank substantially higher than her voting rank. Her parliamentary focus has centred on Education & Skills, Child Welfare & Safeguarding, and procedural matters in debates, while her voting has concentrated on Employment & Workers Rights, Parliamentary Procedure, and Justice & Law issues.

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