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Kerry McCarthy vs Helen Hayes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Helen Hayes voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,702 shared comparable votes.

1,686 same votes 16 different votes 1,702 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
147 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
147 Aye 80 No
110 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
110 Aye 74 No
73 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
73 Aye 74 No
36 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
36 Aye 102 No
33 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
147 Aye 80 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
147 Aye 80 No
110 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
110 Aye 74 No
73 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 147 shared votes
73 Aye 74 No
36 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
36 Aye 102 No
33 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 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 218 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,890
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,898
2,388 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
55.1% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
853
44.9% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
107
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
112
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Contributions
127
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API