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Kerry McCarthy vs Lee Barron

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
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Photograph of Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Lee Barron voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 8 different votes 402 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
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 70% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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 224 of 650
Participation
76.0%
4% above average
Rank 286 of 650
1,904
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
633 eligible divisions
1,069
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
47.0% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
255
53.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
48
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
111
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Contributions
55
-112.2 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
7
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 122 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
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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