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Kerry McCarthy vs Linsey Farnsworth

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 Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 0 different votes 444 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
Participation
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
77
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
134
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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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