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Kerry McCarthy vs Jeremy Corbyn

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
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Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,341 shared comparable votes.

1,209 same votes 132 different votes 1,341 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
28 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 100 No
Migration 99% aligned 126 shared votes
25 Aye 101 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Housing 70% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 12 No
Education 70% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 23 No
Benefits 76% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 78% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 11 No
Energy 85% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 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
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,376 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.5% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.5% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
138
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
Contributions
195
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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