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Kerry McCarthy vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Ed Davey voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,081 shared comparable votes.

889 same votes 192 different votes 1,081 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
95 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
95 Aye 63 No
21 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 65 No
Migration 98% aligned 99 shared votes
32 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 12 No
Education 36% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 54% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
88 Aye 42 No
Tax 63% aligned 130 shared votes
80 Aye 50 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 74% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,820
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
1,031
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
789
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

41
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
170 of 188 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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