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Kerry McCarthy vs Rebecca Long 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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,661 shared comparable votes.

1,631 same votes 30 different votes 1,661 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
125 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
125 Aye 70 No
34 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
37 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 24 No
Benefits 90% aligned 61 shared votes
37 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
108 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
111 Aye 65 No
50 Aye 24 No
Education 99% aligned 74 shared votes
49 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 95 No
Migration 99% aligned 129 shared votes
33 Aye 96 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
1,902
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,417 eligible divisions
1,067
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.0% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
835
45.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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