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Kerry McCarthy vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 1 different votes 382 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
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 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 223 of 650
Participation
91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
1,857
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
565 eligible divisions
1,043
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
51.9 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
247
48.1 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Appearances
13
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
97
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Contributions
18
-110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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