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Kerry McCarthy vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,108 shared comparable votes.

1,081 same votes 27 different votes 1,108 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
101 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
101 Aye 48 No
38 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
38 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 21 No
Benefits 84% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
42 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 56 shared votes
41 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 116 shared votes
59 Aye 57 No
35 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 650
Participation
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,902
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
1,067
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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