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Kerry McCarthy vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,571 shared comparable votes.

1,566 same votes 5 different votes 1,571 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
127 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
127 Aye 69 No
78 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
78 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
30 Aye 76 No
32 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 No
51 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 65 shared votes
51 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
107 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
110 Aye 64 No
127 Aye 69 No
Tax 100% aligned 196 shared votes
127 Aye 69 No
78 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
78 Aye 65 No
30 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
30 Aye 76 No
32 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
32 Aye 43 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
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
843
44.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Appearances
27
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
100
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Contributions
35
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 550 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 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
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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