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Kerry McCarthy vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,340 shared comparable votes.

1,334 same votes 6 different votes 1,340 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
115 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
115 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No
55 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
55 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
41 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
105 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
108 Aye 58 No
24 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
115 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
115 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
30 Aye 89 No
55 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
55 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
7% above average
Rank 219 of 649
Participation
62.0%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 649
1,872
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,368 eligible divisions
1,050
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
822
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

79
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
76
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Contributions
128
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API