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Kerry McCarthy vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 375 different votes 379 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
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
2 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
29 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
2 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 650
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 650
1,890
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
619 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
47.2% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
233
52.8% 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

83
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
Appearances
20
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
110
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
24
-130.8 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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