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Mary Kelly Foy vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,033 shared comparable votes.

1,006 same votes 27 different votes 1,033 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
102 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
102 Aye 39 No
33 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
33 Aye 76 No
29 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 24 No
Benefits 89% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
40 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 100 shared votes
43 Aye 57 No
102 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
102 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

66.8%
6% below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
78.7%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 650
1,138
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,907
2,422 eligible divisions
575
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,070
56.1% of votes cast
563
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
837
43.9% of votes cast
30
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
84
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
71
-95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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