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Kerry McCarthy

Labour Bristol East

Voting record

8
Voted for
0
Voted against
1
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Kerry McCarthy’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Kerry McCarthy — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,879 of 2,376 (79%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 Aye
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 Aye
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 Aye
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Ayes 278, Noes 149 Aye
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 Aye
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Ayes 279, Noes 176 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Kerry McCarthy doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2024-07-09 to 2025-09-07) Government
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) — Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2022-06-29 to 2024-05-30) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Transport) — Department for Transport (2020-04-10 to 2021-12-04) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2015-09-14 to 2016-06-26) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2011-10-07 to 2015-09-14) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Treasury) — HM Treasury (2010-10-08 to 2011-10-07) Shadow
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) — Department for Work and Pensions (2010-05-06 to 2010-10-08) Shadow
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) — Whips Office (Commons) (2009-06-10 to 2010-05-06) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Kerry McCarthy →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK
Address of donor: 483 Green Lanes, London N13 4BS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2073.55), medical screening tests (£340.00), accommodation (£360.94) and wider expenses (£237.56), value £3,012.04
Destination of visit: Indonesia and Malaysia
Dates of visit: 26 March 2026 to 10 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Conservation visit with cross-party MPs to see work of the charity in action and impact of deforestation and palm oil supply chain on Borneo, hosted by international conservation organisation
(Registered 21 May 2026)

Health & social care

Name of donor: Tibetan Central Administration
Address of donor: Tibet House, 1 Culworth Street NW8 7AF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International return flight London to Delhi (£900), internal return flight Delhi to Dharamshala (£170), Delhi hotel accommodation (£150) and Dharamshala hotel accommodation (£450), value £1,670
Destination of visit: India
Dates of visit: 25 May 2026 to 30 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To meet with Tibetan officials, including the Dalai Lama, to discuss how we can support the cause of Tibetan independence.
(Registered 11 June 2026)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Kerry McCarthy yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Kerry McCarthy has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£316,833.29 paid out to or for Kerry McCarthy across 131 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Kerry McCarthy’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £249,069.14 (1 claim)
Office Costs — £32,545.71 (106 claims)
Accommodation — £28,718.74 (10 claims)
MP Travel — £4,051.59 (7 claims)
Staff Travel — £1,781.32 (3 claims)
Miscellaneous — £666.79 (4 claims)
Most recent claims
Equipment - purchase — £200.00, 2026-03-24 — Other office equipment
Equipment - purchase — -£78.62, 2026-03-24 — Office furniture
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries — £146.00, 2026-02-17
Stationery & printing — £289.90, 2026-02-11 — CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
Stationery & printing — £660.62, 2026-02-10 — STAPLES
Stationery & printing — £289.90, 2026-02-10 — CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £70.64, 2026-01-12 — Landline
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £70.26, 2026-01-06 — Landline

Every claim on file for Kerry McCarthy →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Kerry McCarthy — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Kerry McCarthy’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Kerry McCarthy is a listed officer of 3 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Snooker — Co-Chair
Declared funding: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (£13,501-15,000).
All-Party Parliamentary Jordan Group — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
San Marino All-Party Parliamentary Group — Vice Chair
No declared funding on file.
Who funds these groups

Biggest declared funder across these groups: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association — about £14,250.50 across 1 group (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Snooker).

World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association — about £14,250.50, 1 group

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Kerry McCarthy personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Kerry McCarthy is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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