Compare

Shivani Raja vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 295 different votes 299 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 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
27 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 650
353
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,349 eligible divisions
178
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
56.1 % of votes cast
175
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.9 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % 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

3
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Appearances
66
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
3
-122.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
Contributions
93
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9 % 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

Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Defence
28 of 33 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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