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Kerry McCarthy vs Adam Thompson

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

Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
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Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 480 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 1 different votes 480 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
63 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
63 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
63 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 650
Participation
92.6%
20% above average
Rank 7 of 650
1,902
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
631 eligible divisions
1,067
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
290
49.7% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
294
50.3% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Appearances
99
+4.6 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
111
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,664
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£179,664
21% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 31 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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