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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.

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

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 359 different votes 363 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
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
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
423
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,857
2,350 eligible divisions
189
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,043
56.2 % of votes cast
234
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % 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

139
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
68
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
226
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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

£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
27 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API