Voting Record — Kerry McCarthy MP, Bristol East (11455)

Kerry McCarthy is currently Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero),

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
13 Dec 2019 still in office Lab 0 votes out of 790, 0.0% 790 votes out of 1002, 78.8% 0 times
9 Jun 2017 6 Nov 2019 Lab 1 vote out of 371, 0.3% 371 votes out of 463, 80.1% 1 time
8 May 2015 3 May 2017 Lab 5 votes out of 340, 1.5% 340 votes out of 467, 72.8% 0 times
6 May 2010 30 Mar 2015 Lab 2 votes out of 974, 0.2% 974 votes out of 1239, 78.6% 14 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 Lab 6 votes out of 1157, 0.5% 1157 votes out of 1288, 89.8% 35 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectKerry McCarthyLab VoteRôle
no rebellions, never teller
29 Jun 2023Stopped being Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee
17 May 2023Became Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee
25 Jan 2023Stopped being Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023Became Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
7 Jul 2022Stopped being Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee
29 Jun 2022Became Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero),
22 Jun 2022Became Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee
21 Jun 2022Stopped being Member, Public Order Bill Committee
25 May 2022Became Member, Public Order Bill Committee
10 Feb 2022Stopped being Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee
9 Feb 2022Became Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee
19 Jan 2022Stopped being Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee
12 Jan 2022Became Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee
8 Dec 2021Stopped being Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee
4 Dec 2021Stopped being Shadow Minister (Transport),
1 Dec 2021Became Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee
8 Jun 2020Stopped being Member, Petitions Committee
8 Jun 2020Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
10 Apr 2020Became Shadow Minister (Transport),
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Petitions Committee
2 Mar 2020Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
HouseDateSubjectKerry McCarthyLab VoteRôle
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
6 Nov 2019Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons27 Mar 2019EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership Majorityaye Rebel
Commons11 Dec 2018Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation) minorityunknown Unknown
11 Dec 2017Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons21 Nov 2017European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 1 — Right to Compensation in Respect of Failure to Transpose EU Law into UK Law tellayeaye Teller
11 Sep 2017Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
HouseDateSubjectKerry McCarthyLab VoteRôle
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
3 May 2017Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons8 Feb 2017Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading minorityaye Rebel
Commons8 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part minorityaye Rebel
Commons1 Feb 2017European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading minorityaye Rebel
31 Oct 2016Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
4 Jul 2016Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
26 Jun 2016Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
14 Sep 2015Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
14 Sep 2015Stopped being Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
Commons11 Sep 2015Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading minorityno Rebel
HouseDateSubjectKerry McCarthyLab VoteRôle
Commons27 Oct 2014Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP minorityno Rebel
7 Oct 2011Became Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
7 Oct 2011Stopped being Shadow Minister (Treasury),
Commons10 Feb 2011Backbench Business — Voting by Prisoners minorityaye Rebel
8 Oct 2010Became Shadow Minister (Treasury),
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
8 Oct 2010Stopped being Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons),
Commons7 Sep 2010Superannuation Bill — Programme tellnono Teller
Commons7 Sep 2010Superannuation Bill — Second Reading tellnono Teller
Commons7 Sep 2010Superannuation Bill — Decline Second Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Clause 6 — Pension Annuities — Treatment of persons at age 75 tellayeaye Teller
Commons15 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Power to Repeal High Income Excess Relief Charge tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax tellnono Teller
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Assessment of Impact of VAT Increase on Mountain Rescue Services tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Increase in Value Added Tax Assessment of Impact on Pensioners tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — Require Impact Assessments Before VAT Increase — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Jul 2010Finance Bill — No Increase in VAT Rate for Charities — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons29 Jun 2010Opposition Day — Local Government Financing tellnono Teller
Commons29 Jun 2010Local Government Financing — regrets the cuts — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Jun 2010Queen's Speech — Programme for Government tellnono Teller
Commons8 Jun 2010Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Economy tellayeaye Teller
12 May 2010Became Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons),
6 May 2010Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
6 May 2010Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
HouseDateSubjectKerry McCarthyLab VoteRôle
Commons8 Apr 2010Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 29 — Referendum on voting systems tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Apr 2010Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 29 — Referendum on voting systems tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons7 Apr 2010Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking tellayeaye Teller
Commons4 Mar 2010Backbench Business Committee minorityno Rebel
Commons4 Mar 2010Election of Committee Chairs minorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Feb 2010European Union Documents — Alternative Investment Fund Managers tellayeaye Teller
Commons10 Feb 2010Bill Presented — Department for Work and Pensions (Electronic File Retention) Bill — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2010Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council tellayeaye Teller
Commons8 Feb 2010Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council tellnono Teller
Commons8 Feb 2010Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jan 2010Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Action) bill — Clause 2 — Extent and short title tellnono Teller
Commons12 Jan 2010Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Action) bill — Clause 1 — Free provision of personal care at home tellnono Teller
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Third Reading tellayeaye Teller
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions tellnono Teller
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — Clause 155 — Positive action: recruitment and promotion tellnono Teller
Commons2 Dec 2009Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits tellnono Teller
Commons26 Nov 2009Corporation Tax Bill — The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills tellnono Teller
Commons26 Nov 2009Corporation Tax Bill — The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills tellnono Teller
Commons9 Nov 2009Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 61 — Freedom of Speech — Discussion and Criticism of Sexual Conduct and Orientation tellayeaye Teller
Commons3 Nov 2009Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Power to appoint and approve senior civil servants in the Scottish Executive tellnono Teller
Commons28 Oct 2009Strengthen local spending reports — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2009Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — Schedule 7 — Repeals tellayeaye Teller
Commons13 Oct 2009Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — Clause 66 — Local authority economic assessment tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2009Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — New Clause 13 — Local Spending Reports tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2009Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons13 Oct 2009Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — New Clause 3 — Insolvency protection tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2009New Member — Clause 18 — Trust special administrators: consequential amendments tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2009New Member — Clause 2 — Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution tellnono Teller
Commons12 Oct 2009Health Bill — New law against purchase of tobacco on behalf of children — rejected tellnono Teller
Commons6 Jul 2009Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Young People in the Recession tellnono Teller
Commons26 Jun 2009Prayers tellnono Teller
Commons25 Jun 2009North West Regional Grand Committee — West midlands regional grand committee tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jun 2009North West Regional Grand Committee — NORTH eaST REGIONAL GRAND COMMITTEE tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jun 2009North West Regional Grand Committee tellayeaye Teller
Commons19 Jun 2009Prayers tellnono Teller
10 Jun 2009Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
16 Jan 2009Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for International Development
28 Jun 2007Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
28 Jun 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for International Development
11 Jun 2007Became PPS (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
4 Jun 2007Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
Commons23 Mar 2007The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order. tellayeno Rebel Teller
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected) Majorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
Commons7 Mar 2007House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected minorityno Rebel
12 Jul 2005Became Member, Treasury Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
0% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0% Academy Schools - for
93% Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
92% Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28% Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69% Apprenticeships
100% Assisted Dying
13% Asylum System - More strict
1% Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
92% Bankers' Bonus Tax
50% Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
75% Business and community control of schools: For
0% Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
32% Closed Material Proceedure
17% Coalition Programme for Government - For
100% Control Orders
100% Crossrail - In favour
0% Cull Badgers
100% Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
23% Delegate more powers to government ministers
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100% Do more to help refugees inclding children
0% Employee Shareholder Status
59% Employment rights
15% Encourage and incentivise saving
0% End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
81% Energy Prices - More Affordable
0% English Votes on English Laws etc.
7% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
83% European Union Integration - For
4% Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
0% Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
38% Fixed Term Parliaments
84% For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100% Fully Elected House of Lords
78% Further devolution to Northern Ireland
64% Further devolution to Scotland
71% Further devolution to Wales
72% Gambling - Against permissiveness
0% GP Commissioning in the NHS
88% Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100% Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
26% Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
56% Higher taxes on banks
25% Higher taxes on sugary drinks
0% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
100% Homosexuality - Equal rights
72% HS2 - In Favour
86% Human Rights and Equality
100% Identity cards - For introduction
67% In Favour of Mass Surveillance
83% Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
100% Incentivise membership of press regulator
27% Increase Air Passenger Duty
26% Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
19% Increase VAT
67% Inheritance Tax
4% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
94% Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
100% Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100% Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0% Localise Council Tax Support
40% Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10% Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
52% Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
88% Mansion Tax
89% Mass Retention of Communications Data
45% Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
50% Member trustees on pension boards
0% Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
50% Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
90% Minimum Wage
100% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100% More Emergency Service Workers
75% More funds for social care
69% More powers for local councils
100% MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
31% No detention without charge or trial
86% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
100% Nuclear power - For
84% Openness and Transparency - In Favour
83% Pension auto-enrolment - For
0% Phase out of Tenancies for Life
0% Police and Crime Commissioners
94% Post office - in favour of Government policy
6% Post office closures - against
75% Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100% Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
0% Privatise Royal Mail
31% Promote Occupational Pensions
52% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
8% Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
100% Public Ownership of Railways
100% Rail Fares - Lower
0% Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14% Reduce capital gains tax
0% Reduce central funding for local government
10% Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
0% Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
16% Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
21% Reducing the number of MPs - for
0% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
46% Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
0% Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
52% Register of Lobbyists
100% Regulate letting agent fees
38% Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
99% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0% Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88% Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
0% Require voters to show photo ID before voting
9% Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
9% Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
75% Retain funds from council house sales locally
0% Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
83% Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
86% Right to strike
79% Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
100% Same Sex Marriage - for
14% Schools - Greater Autonomy
0% Sell England's Public Forests
91% Smoking ban - In favour
99% State control of bus services
82% Stop climate change
76% Support current and former armed service members
48% Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100% Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
0% Termination of pregnancy - against
0% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
6% Tougher on illegal immigration
6% Trade Unions - Restrict
54% Transparency of Parliament
79% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For
59% Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
93% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86% Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93% Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

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