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Kerry McCarthy vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 977 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 943 different votes 977 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
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
24 Aye 12 No
Energy 6% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 82 No
Migration 3% aligned 113 shared votes
79 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 36 shared votes
6 Aye 30 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,249
1,636 eligible divisions
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
603
48.3 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
646
51.7 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Appearances
63
-12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 649
Contributions
117
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
44 of 51 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 152 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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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
No
Motion to sit in private 28 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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
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