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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.

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Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East
vs
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Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Adam Thompson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 461 shared comparable votes.

460 same votes 1 different votes 461 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
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
56 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 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
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
56 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 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

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
92.5%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
546
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
49.5% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.5% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
97
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
108
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Contributions
112
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649

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
4
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Education
84 of 96 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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