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Kerry McCarthy vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,476 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 1,428 different votes 1,476 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
23 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
36 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 49 shared votes
15 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 14 No
Energy 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
65 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 133 shared votes
69 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
42 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
23 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
83.0 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,820
2,194 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
48.7 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
933
51.3 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 7 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
130
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
333
+199.7 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 162 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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