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Kerry McCarthy vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 1 different votes 381 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
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 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 223 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 650
1,857
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
565 eligible divisions
1,043
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
50.4 % of votes cast
814
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
227
49.6 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Appearances
42
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
97
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Contributions
66
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Education
83 of 95 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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