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Kevin McKenna vs John Cooper

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

Photograph of Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey
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Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Kevin McKenna and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 365 different votes 370 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
38 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
38 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
507
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
261
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
246
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£177,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£177,255
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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