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Kevin McKenna vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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
vs
Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Kevin McKenna and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 435 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 0 different votes 435 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
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

88.5%
16% above average
Rank 37 of 649
Participation
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
522
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
265
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
257
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
45
-98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Contributions
7
-136.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£177,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£177,255
22% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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