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Jeff Smith vs Kerry McCarthy

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


Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,399 shared comparable votes.

1,397 same votes 2 different votes 1,399 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
125 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
125 Aye 68 No
67 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
67 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
76 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 110 shared votes
76 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Energy 98% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
125 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 193 shared votes
125 Aye 68 No
67 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
67 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
76 Aye 34 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 110 shared votes
76 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
853
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
4
2 registered categories
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API