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Mark Sewards vs Kevin McKenna

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Kevin McKenna voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 0 different votes 414 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
38 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
38 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
38 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 243 of 649
Participation
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 37 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
590 eligible divisions
214
46.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
50.8% of votes cast
246
53.5% of votes cast
No votes
257
49.2% 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

164
+81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Appearances
42
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
175
+31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
45
-98.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,255
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£177,255
22% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API