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Kerry McCarthy vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Priti Patel voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,225 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,185 different votes 1,225 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
14 Aye 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 71 No
Migration 3% aligned 92 shared votes
68 Aye 24 No
105 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 173 shared votes
63 Aye 110 No
21 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
55 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 105 shared votes
51 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
119 Aye 61 No
Tax 0% aligned 180 shared votes
61 Aye 119 No
25 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
39 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 55 shared votes
16 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
Participation
61.7 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,453
2,354 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
660
45.4 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
793
54.6 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
68
-7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
96
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 322 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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