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Kerry McCarthy vs Peter Kyle

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 Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle
Lab Hove and Portslade

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Peter Kyle voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,365 shared comparable votes.

1,360 same votes 5 different votes 1,365 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
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 No
107 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
58 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
58 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
27 Aye 90 No
38 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Trade 97% aligned 70 shared votes
33 Aye 37 No
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 No
107 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
107 Aye 58 No
58 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
58 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
27 Aye 90 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
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 649
1,872
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,368 eligible divisions
1,050
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
847
57.2% of votes cast
822
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
635
42.8% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

79
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
Appearances
45
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Contributions
232
+92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,110,937
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£262,107
16% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
60 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
122 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
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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