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Kerry McCarthy vs Gavin Robinson

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
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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,270 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 966 different votes 1,270 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 47% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 66 No
Migration 44% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 38% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 167 shared votes
64 Aye 103 No
110 Aye 55 No
Tax 14% aligned 165 shared votes
66 Aye 99 No
11 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 17% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
42 Aye 14 No
Education 20% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 33 No
Trade 21% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 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
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
50.6 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
753
49.4 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

75
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
Appearances
62
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 649
102
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Contributions
100
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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