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Kerry McCarthy vs Alistair Strathern

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 Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 504 shared comparable votes.

503 same votes 1 different votes 504 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
67 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
67 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
67 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 227 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 650
1,844
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
720 eligible divisions
1,035
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
291
51.2 % of votes cast
809
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
277
48.8 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

54
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 650
Appearances
59
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
73
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
68
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 396 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
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Defence
62 of 68 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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