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Heidi Alexander vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 563 shared comparable votes.

562 same votes 1 different votes 563 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
60 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
60 Aye 38 No
51 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
51 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
60 Aye 38 No
51 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
51 Aye 13 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

62.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 554 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
351
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,857
2,350 eligible divisions
164
46.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,043
56.2 % of votes cast
187
53.3 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.8 % 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

57
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
68
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
531
+403.4 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
96
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
5
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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