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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 595 shared comparable votes.

595 same votes 0 different votes 595 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
35 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 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
73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
712
973 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
348
48.9% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
364
51.1% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

79
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 649
Appearances
45
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 649
107
-35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Contributions
298
+155.8 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Education
84 of 96 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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