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Kerry McCarthy vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Kate Osborne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

953 same votes 14 different votes 967 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
90 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 120 shared votes
28 Aye 92 No
28 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
45 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 96 shared votes
46 Aye 50 No
90 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
90 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,890
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,079
1,687 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
552
51.2% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
527
48.8% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Appearances
8
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
110
-44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
9
-145.6 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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