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Kerry McCarthy vs Mr Calvin Bailey

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 Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Mr Calvin Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 1 different votes 320 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
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 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
63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
52.0% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
179
48.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Appearances
101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
110
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
218
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£186,701
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£186,701
17% 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Education
38 of 50 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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