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Pat McFadden vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Pat McFadden
Pat McFadden
Lab Wolverhampton South East
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Pat McFadden and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,429 shared comparable votes.

1,425 same votes 4 different votes 1,429 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
108 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
108 Aye 49 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
58 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
58 Aye 55 No
35 Aye 25 No
Benefits 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
111 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 182 shared votes
109 Aye 73 No
108 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
108 Aye 49 No
36 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
58 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
58 Aye 55 No

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

Voting record

65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 507 of 649
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,550
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
895
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
655
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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

£2,498,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£225,631
same as average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 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
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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