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Kerry McCarthy vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Ian Lavery voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,658 shared comparable votes.

1,633 same votes 25 different votes 1,658 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
145 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
145 Aye 74 No
36 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
32 Aye 37 No
38 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Benefits 90% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
73 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 145 shared votes
71 Aye 74 No
56 Aye 19 No
Education 99% aligned 75 shared votes
55 Aye 20 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
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,902
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,848
2,417 eligible divisions
1,067
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.4% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.6% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% 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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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