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Kerry McCarthy

Labour MP for Bristol East, since 5 May 2005

Kerry McCarthy is the Labour MP for Bristol East, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

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Scorecard

83.7% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
481 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
94 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
2 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
1625 Debates spoken in 1887 written questions tabled

Ranked 121 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
24 Apr 2025 Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]: Amendment 2 No vote 89–230
24 Apr 2025 Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 3 No vote 88–212
23 Apr 2025 Opposition Day: Sewage: Government amendment No vote 301–69
23 Apr 2025 Opposition Day: Sewage: Lib Dem motion No vote 77–302
23 Apr 2025 Opposition Day: Hospitals No vote 77–307
2 Apr 2025 The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 Aye 304–105
2 Apr 2025 Infrastructure Planning (Onshore Wind and Solar Generation) Order 2025 Aye 307–100
2 Apr 2025 Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 349–14
1 Apr 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Second Reading Aye 303–110
1 Apr 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading No 110–302
31 Mar 2025 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reduction) (England) Regulations 2025 Aye 296–164
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]: Third Reading Aye 304–62
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 6 No 166–305
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 167–306
31 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 168–302
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15B, 15C, 15D, 15E Aye 302–167
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 13B Aye 301–167
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2B Aye 301–104
31 Mar 2025 Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Aye 296–170
28 Mar 2025 Motion to sit in private No 0–44
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading No vote 366–41
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85 No vote 92–303
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 No vote 72–304
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No vote 159–307
26 Mar 2025 Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 No vote 137–304

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

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)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

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)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

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Debates

1625 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £3,012 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
26 Mar 2026 Ms Kerry McCarthy MP sitting MP Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation UK Other Visit £3,012

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 4 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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