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Kerry McCarthy vs Alison Griffiths

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
vs
Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Alison Griffiths voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 362 different votes 365 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 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
53 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
28 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
28 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
4 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 340 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
44.0 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
237
56.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
94
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
156
+17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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
£182,517
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£182,517
19 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API