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Peter Fortune vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 346 different votes 350 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
56 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
56 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
409
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,857
2,350 eligible divisions
177
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,043
56.2 % of votes cast
232
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

119
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Appearances
68
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
144
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Contributions
96
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Education
40 of 49 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Tax
90 of 111 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API