Compare

Bradley Thomas vs Kerry McCarthy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Bradley Thomas and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 386 different votes 389 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.0 %
8 % above average
Rank 185 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
456
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,349 eligible divisions
209
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
56.1 % of votes cast
247
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

141
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
Appearances
66
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
225
+99.2 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£215,617
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£215,617
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 61 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API