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Jess Phillips vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,505 shared comparable votes.

1,499 same votes 6 different votes 1,505 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
122 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
122 Aye 63 No
77 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
77 Aye 68 No
36 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
36 Aye 97 No
28 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
45 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
45 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 177 shared votes
108 Aye 69 No
31 Aye 39 No
Trade 99% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
122 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
122 Aye 63 No
77 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
77 Aye 68 No
36 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
36 Aye 97 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 443 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,635
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
939
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
696
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
245
+106.7 vs Commons average
Rank 83 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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