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Kerry McCarthy vs Chris Ward

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 1 different votes 357 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
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Contributions
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API