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Kerry McCarthy vs Ian Murray

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 Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Ian Murray voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,532 shared comparable votes.

1,523 same votes 9 different votes 1,532 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
128 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
128 Aye 59 No
110 Aye 76 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 186 shared votes
110 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 141 shared votes
36 Aye 105 No
72 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 137 shared votes
72 Aye 65 No
50 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 67 shared votes
50 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 97% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 12 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
128 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
128 Aye 59 No
110 Aye 76 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 186 shared votes
110 Aye 76 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 215 of 650
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
1,890
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,390 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
939
55.5% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
754
44.5% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
75
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
110
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
152
+0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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
67 of 70 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
152 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Benefits
63 of 81 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 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
Aye
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Foreign Affairs Committee: membership change 19 Mar 2019
Foreign Affairs
No rebel
Aye
Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation) Bill 11 Dec 2018
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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