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Joe Robertson vs Kerry McCarthy

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

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Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
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Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 375 different votes 381 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 15 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
3
3 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
28 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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