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Kerry McCarthy vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
46 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
46 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
30 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
74.1%
1% above average
Rank 332 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.3% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
213
48.7% 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
46
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 649
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Contributions
65
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 462 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
3 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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