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Kerry McCarthy vs Tracy Gilbert

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 Tracy Gilbert
Tracy Gilbert
Lab Edinburgh North and Leith

Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Tracy Gilbert voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 5 different votes 398 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
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
32 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 84% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
32 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 650
Participation
78.1%
6% above average
Rank 247 of 650
1,891
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
620 eligible divisions
1,059
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.6% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
244
50.4% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
62
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
109
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
Contributions
73
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£204,572
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£204,572
10% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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