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Rebecca Paul vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate
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Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Rebecca Paul and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 321 different votes 324 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
2 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
26 Aye 40 No
Tax 2% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
444
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,857
2,350 eligible divisions
198
44.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,043
56.2 % of votes cast
246
55.4 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

87
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
68
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
132
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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

£124,847
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£124,847
45 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
4
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
34 of 37 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Motion to sit in private 28 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API