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Kerry McCarthy

Labour Bristol East

Voting record

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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%).

4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 Ayes 166, Noes 346 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Ayes 361, Noes 84 no vote recorded
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Ayes 348, Noes 167 no vote recorded
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Ayes 90, Noes 297 no vote recorded
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 100, Noes 100 no vote recorded
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Ayes 96, Noes 154 no vote recorded
11 Jul 2025 Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Report: Amendment 1 Ayes 0, Noes 47 no vote recorded
11 Jul 2025 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 58 no vote recorded
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading Ayes 415, Noes 98 no vote recorded
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: Amendment 18 Ayes 178, Noes 338 no vote recorded
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 3 Ayes 86, Noes 340 no vote recorded
8 Jul 2025 Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage: New Clause 1 Ayes 167, Noes 346 no vote recorded
4 Jul 2025 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 33 no vote recorded
2 Jul 2025 Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 Ayes 385, Noes 26 no vote recorded
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading Ayes 312, Noes 95 no vote recorded
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 130 Ayes 178, Noes 313 no vote recorded
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 121 Ayes 114, Noes 310 no vote recorded
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 Ayes 178, Noes 313 no vote recorded
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 Ayes 147, Noes 305 no vote recorded
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Ayes 102, Noes 390 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 Ayes 117, Noes 379 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Ayes 379, Noes 137 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 Ayes 89, Noes 428 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 189, Noes 328 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 175 Ayes 184, Noes 336 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 174 Ayes 194, Noes 335 no vote recorded
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Third Reading Ayes 264, Noes 99 no vote recorded
4 Jun 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 24 Ayes 164, Noes 273 no vote recorded
14 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 52 Ayes 366, Noes 98 no vote recorded
14 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 49B Ayes 297, Noes 168 no vote recorded
14 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to disagree Lords Amendment 43B Ayes 304, Noes 68 no vote recorded
14 May 2025 Data (Use and Access) Bill CCLM: motion to insist Commons Amendment 32 Ayes 371, Noes 98 no vote recorded
13 May 2025 Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit: Government amendment Ayes 321, Noes 102 no vote recorded
13 May 2025 Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit Ayes 104, Noes 402 no vote recorded
12 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: Third Reading Ayes 316, Noes 95 no vote recorded
12 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 Ayes 87, Noes 404 no vote recorded
12 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 18 Ayes 94, Noes 315 no vote recorded
12 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 14 Ayes 98, Noes 402 no vote recorded
12 May 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 Ayes 90, Noes 318 no vote recorded
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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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