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Kerry McCarthy vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,615 shared comparable votes.

1,612 same votes 3 different votes 1,615 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
147 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
147 Aye 78 No
105 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
105 Aye 72 No
63 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
63 Aye 72 No
39 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
39 Aye 91 No
31 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Energy 98% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
147 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
147 Aye 78 No
105 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 177 shared votes
105 Aye 72 No
63 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
63 Aye 72 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 221 of 649
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
986
55.7 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
784
44.3 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Appearances
68
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
100
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
Contributions
77
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
59 of 69 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 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
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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