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Kerry McCarthy vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Nick Timothy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 303 different votes 305 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
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
5 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
20
5 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API