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Kerry McCarthy vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 607 shared comparable votes.

607 same votes 0 different votes 607 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
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
31 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,891
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
736
1,003 eligible divisions
1,059
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
357
48.5% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.5% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

82
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
109
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Contributions
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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