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Kerry McCarthy vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,516 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,465 different votes 1,516 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
25 Aye 16 No
Energy 5% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 18 No
Benefits 4% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
65 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 132 shared votes
69 Aye 63 No
50 Aye 16 No
Education 3% aligned 66 shared votes
18 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
116 Aye 74 No
Tax 0% aligned 190 shared votes
74 Aye 116 No
29 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 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
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
47.7 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
991
52.3 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
6 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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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