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Liz Kendall vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 7 different votes 1,413 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
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 No
42 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 97% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
114 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 183 shared votes
111 Aye 72 No
113 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
113 Aye 64 No
38 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
47 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
47 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

64.4 %
8 % below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,520
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
872
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
648
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
562
+423.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
4
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Humble address to annul Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 248) 20 Mar 2019
Aye
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
No
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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