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Kerry McCarthy vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,678 shared comparable votes.

1,661 same votes 17 different votes 1,678 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
146 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 223 shared votes
146 Aye 77 No
85 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 163 shared votes
85 Aye 78 No
38 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
38 Aye 105 No
59 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 84 shared votes
59 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
146 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 223 shared votes
146 Aye 77 No
85 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 163 shared votes
85 Aye 78 No
38 Aye 105 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
38 Aye 105 No
59 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 84 shared votes
59 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,890
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,390 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

83
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Appearances
31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
110
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
14
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API