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

Kerry McCarthy is currently Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero),

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

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 97, 0.0%	97 votes out of 123, 78.9%	0 times
13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 836, 0.0%	836 votes out of 1069, 78.2%	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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House	Date	Subject	Kerry McCarthy	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
9 Jul 2024	Became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero),
House	Date	Subject	Kerry McCarthy	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
30 May 2024	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero),
29 Jun 2023	Stopped being Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee
17 May 2023	Became Member, Energy Bill [HL] Committee
25 Jan 2023	Stopped being Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
18 Jan 2023	Became Member, Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Committee
7 Jul 2022	Stopped being Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee
29 Jun 2022	Became Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero),
22 Jun 2022	Became Member, Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill Committee
21 Jun 2022	Stopped being Member, Public Order Bill Committee
25 May 2022	Became Member, Public Order Bill Committee
10 Feb 2022	Stopped being Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee
9 Feb 2022	Became Member, Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] Committee
19 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee
12 Jan 2022	Became Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee
8 Dec 2021	Stopped being Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee
4 Dec 2021	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Transport),
1 Dec 2021	Became Member, Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill Committee
8 Jun 2020	Stopped being Member, Petitions Committee
8 Jun 2020	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
10 Apr 2020	Became Shadow Minister (Transport),
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Petitions Committee
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
House	Date	Subject	Kerry McCarthy	Lab Vote	Rôle
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons	27 Mar 2019	EU Withdrawal and Future Relationship Votes — Motion (D) — Retain Freedom of Movement of People and Goods via European Free Trade Association Membership	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Dec 2018	Cannabis (Legalisation and Regulation)	minority	unknown	Unknown
11 Dec 2017	Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons	21 Nov 2017	European Union (Withdrawal) Bill — Schedule 1 — Right to Compensation in Respect of Failure to Transpose EU Law into UK Law	tellaye	aye	Teller
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
House	Date	Subject	Kerry McCarthy	Lab Vote	Rôle
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Environmental Audit Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Commons	8 Feb 2017	Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) Between the European Union and Canada	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — All Clauses Stand Part	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Feb 2017	European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
31 Oct 2016	Became Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
4 Jul 2016	Became Member, Environmental Audit Committee
26 Jun 2016	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
14 Sep 2015	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
14 Sep 2015	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
Commons	11 Sep 2015	Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Kerry McCarthy	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
7 Oct 2011	Became Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs),
7 Oct 2011	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Treasury),
Commons	10 Feb 2011	Backbench Business — Voting by Prisoners	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Oct 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Treasury),
8 Oct 2010	Stopped being Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
8 Oct 2010	Stopped being Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons),
Commons	7 Sep 2010	Superannuation Bill — Programme	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2010	Superannuation Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 Sep 2010	Superannuation Bill — Decline Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Clause 6 — Pension Annuities — Treatment of persons at age 75	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Clause 5 — Power to Repeal High Income Excess Relief Charge	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Increase in Rate of Value Added Tax	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Assessment of Impact of VAT Increase on Mountain Rescue Services	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Increase in Value Added Tax Assessment of Impact on Pensioners	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — Require Impact Assessments Before VAT Increase — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jul 2010	Finance Bill — No Increase in VAT Rate for Charities — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2010	Opposition Day — Local Government Financing	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Jun 2010	Local Government Financing — regrets the cuts — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 2010	Queen's Speech — Programme for Government	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jun 2010	Queen's Speech — Programme for Government — Economy	tellaye	aye	Teller
12 May 2010	Became Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons),
6 May 2010	Became Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions),
6 May 2010	Stopped being Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
House	Date	Subject	Kerry McCarthy	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	8 Apr 2010	Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 29 — Referendum on voting systems	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Apr 2010	Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill — Clause 29 — Referendum on voting systems	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Backbench Business Committee	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Mar 2010	Election of Committee Chairs	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2010	European Union Documents — Alternative Investment Fund Managers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 2010	Bill Presented — Department for Work and Pensions (Electronic File Retention) Bill — Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Feb 2010	Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill (Allocation of Time) — Clause 1 — Temporary validity of certain Orders in Council	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2010	Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Action) bill — Clause 2 — Extent and short title	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jan 2010	Bill Presented — Sustainable Energy (Local Action) bill — Clause 1 — Free provision of personal care at home	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Clause 155 — Positive action: recruitment and promotion	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — New Clause 3 — Mandatory pay audits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2009	Corporation Tax Bill — The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2009	Corporation Tax Bill — The Economy and Business, Innovation and Skills	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Clause 61 — Freedom of Speech — Discussion and Criticism of Sexual Conduct and Orientation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	3 Nov 2009	Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Power to appoint and approve senior civil servants in the Scottish Executive	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2009	Strengthen local spending reports — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — Schedule 7 — Repeals	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — Clause 66 — Local authority economic assessment	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — New Clause 13 — Local Spending Reports	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill — Increase upper size of alternative arrangements Local Authorities — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2009	Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) — New Clause 3 — Insolvency protection	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — Clause 18 — Trust special administrators: consequential amendments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2009	New Member — Clause 2 — Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Oct 2009	Health Bill — New law against purchase of tobacco on behalf of children — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Jul 2009	Opposition Day — [15th Allotted Day] — Young People in the Recession	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Jun 2009	Prayers	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	North West Regional Grand Committee — West midlands regional grand committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	North West Regional Grand Committee — NORTH eaST REGIONAL GRAND COMMITTEE	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jun 2009	North West Regional Grand Committee	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 Jun 2009	Prayers	tellno	no	Teller
10 Jun 2009	Became Assistant Whip (HM Treasury),
16 Jan 2009	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for International Development
28 Jun 2007	Stopped being PPS (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
28 Jun 2007	Became PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for International Development
11 Jun 2007	Became PPS (Rt Hon Rosie Winterton, Minister of State), Department of Health
4 Jun 2007	Stopped being Member, Treasury Committee
Commons	23 Mar 2007	The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 4 (50 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
12 Jul 2005	Became 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.

Agreement	Policy
0%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Academy Schools - for
93%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
73%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
92%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
28%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
69%	Apprenticeships
100%	Assisted Dying
13%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
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
7%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
100%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
96%	Easier access to abortion
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.
100%	Environmental water quality
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
100%	Fire Safety
38%	Fixed Term Parliaments
84%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
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
83%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
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
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
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
9%	Increase the state pension age
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%	More restrictive planning laws
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
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
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
80%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
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
76%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
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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Voting Record — Kerry McCarthy MP, Bristol East (11455)

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