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Kerry McCarthy vs Sarah Russell

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
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Photograph of Sarah Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 0 different votes 367 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
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
48 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 648
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 130 of 648
1,820
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
1,031
56.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
52.8 % of votes cast
789
43.4 % of votes cast
No votes
208
47.2 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 648
Appearances
62
+1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
Contributions
93
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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