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Kerry McCarthy vs Bob Blackman

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 Bob Blackman
Bob Blackman
Con Harrow East

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Bob Blackman voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,657 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 1,601 different votes 1,657 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
26 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 15 No
Energy 7% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 6% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 16 No
Housing 5% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 50 shared votes
16 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
143 Aye 76 No
Tax 0% aligned 219 shared votes
76 Aye 143 No
33 Aye 100 No
Migration 0% aligned 133 shared votes
100 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
44 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,070
2,354 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
972
47.0 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,098
53.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
142
+66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
168
+34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£3,032,116
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,612
38 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Brexit / EU
211 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
155 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 27 Feb 2024
Housing
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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