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Stephen Kinnock vs Kerry McCarthy

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

Photograph of Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg
vs
Photograph of Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Stephen Kinnock and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,614 shared comparable votes.

1,606 same votes 8 different votes 1,614 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
135 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
135 Aye 71 No
37 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
37 Aye 102 No
75 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
75 Aye 59 No
32 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
48 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
48 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 36 No
Trade 97% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
109 Aye 72 No
135 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
135 Aye 71 No
37 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 139 shared votes
37 Aye 102 No
75 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
75 Aye 59 No

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

Voting record

75.4%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,792
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
1,013
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
779
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

115
+31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
443
+297.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£312,875
38% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
4
4 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
71 of 77 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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 rebel
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
No
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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