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Josh Newbury vs Mike Kane

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Mike Kane voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 4 different votes 397 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 650
Participation
72.3%
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
527
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,740
2,406 eligible divisions
275
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.5% of votes cast
252
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
757
43.5% of votes cast
13
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
12 years, 8 months
Since 13 Feb 2014

Debates

151
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Appearances
42
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 650
178
+16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
55
-107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£291,311
29% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
139 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API