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Mark Sewards vs Stephen Kinnock

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 Stephen Kinnock
Stephen Kinnock
Lab Aberafan Maesteg

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Stephen Kinnock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 0 different votes 365 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 649
Participation
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
439
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,778
2,354 eligible divisions
207
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,008
56.7 % of votes cast
232
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
770
43.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

146
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Appearances
89
+13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
158
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Contributions
297
+163.7 vs Commons average
Rank 56 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
£2,167,873
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,875
38 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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