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Ed Miliband vs Kerry McCarthy

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


Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

1,213 same votes 4 different votes 1,217 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
91 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
23 Aye 100 No
34 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
34 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 170 shared votes
103 Aye 67 No
91 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
91 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 123 shared votes
23 Aye 100 No
34 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 96 shared votes
34 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

55.1 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,300
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
720
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
580
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
442
+303.7 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Trade
60 of 91 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API