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Kerry McCarthy vs Liz Kendall

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 Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Liz Kendall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,415 shared comparable votes.

1,408 same votes 7 different votes 1,415 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
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 No
42 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Trade 97% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
111 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 183 shared votes
114 Aye 69 No
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 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 223 of 649
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
1,872
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,368 eligible divisions
1,050
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
872
57.3% of votes cast
822
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
650
42.7% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

79
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
38
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Contributions
542
+402.6 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 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
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
No rebel
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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