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Kerry McCarthy vs Lauren Edwards

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 Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Lauren Edwards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 1 different votes 403 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
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 650
1,856
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
563 eligible divisions
1,042
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
49.9 % of votes cast
814
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
242
50.1 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Appearances
45
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
93
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Contributions
61
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£133,786
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£133,786
41 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
64 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 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
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 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
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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