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Kerry McCarthy vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 648
Participation
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 96 of 648
1,820
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
526 eligible divisions
1,031
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
50.8 % of votes cast
789
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
222
49.2 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 648
Appearances
49
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
Contributions
130
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API