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Kerry McCarthy vs Tom Gordon

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 Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
LD Harrogate and Knaresborough

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Tom Gordon voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 262 different votes 319 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 5% aligned 76 shared votes
30 Aye 46 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 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
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
575 eligible divisions
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
209
54.0 % of votes cast
818
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
178
46.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Appearances
177
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
255
+116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,333
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,333
4 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
25 of 31 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
48 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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