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Kerry McCarthy vs Richard Fuller

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 Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Richard Fuller voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,221 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,182 different votes 1,221 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
32 Aye 14 No
Energy 7% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 68 No
Migration 5% aligned 94 shared votes
63 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
44 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 56 shared votes
12 Aye 44 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,294
1,636 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
609
47.1 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
685
52.9 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
32
-43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
43
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 65 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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