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Kerry McCarthy vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,705 shared comparable votes.

1,664 same votes 41 different votes 1,705 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
150 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 226 shared votes
150 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
29 Aye 43 No
39 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
40 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
40 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Benefits 87% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
51 Aye 20 No
Education 90% aligned 71 shared votes
46 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Energy 94% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 21 No
Housing 98% aligned 47 shared votes
27 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
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,902
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
1,067
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 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. 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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