MP for Derby North
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
“Mostly a party loyalist with a centre-left tilt, she has briefly rebelled on end-of-life amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill.”
Catherine Atkinson is Labour (Co-op) MP for Derby North, elected in July 2024. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Justice (from May 2026). In Parliament, she has sat on several committees, including the Transport Committee and the Ecclesiastical Committee, and has worked on Bills dealing with public accountability and children’s wellbeing.
Her voting record shows very high party loyalty (99%), but relatively low attendance (17% vs 34% for the party). She has five rebel votes. On policy, she generally supports workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and backs regulation of bus services, protest rights, mental health services, VAT changes, and renter protections. She tends to vote against prison sentencing and transgender rights, with mixed votes on Universal Credit.
Declared financial interests include land and property (within or outside the UK) and several miscellaneous entries.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
5 positions
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Since May 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Nov 2025 - Dec 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Jan 2025 - Feb 2025
Ecclesiastical Committee
Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Transport Committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 2025
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOParliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
Government role · 12 May 2026
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
