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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 81% of the time, based on 1,103 shared comparable votes.

896 same votes 207 different votes 1,103 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
16 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 75% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 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
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
65 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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