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Kerry McCarthy vs Sarah Coombes

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 Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 1 different votes 403 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
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
71
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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