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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
vs
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Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

410 same votes 0 different votes 410 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 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
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 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
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
827
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
239
49.2% 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
94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
Contributions
139
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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