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Kerry McCarthy vs Matt Bishop

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 1 different votes 253 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
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
110
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API