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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Kevin McKenna

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Kevin McKenna voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 482 shared comparable votes.

472 same votes 10 different votes 482 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
54 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
54 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
54 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

83.0%
11% above average
Rank 131 of 650
Participation
88.9%
17% above average
Rank 31 of 650
524
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
561
631 eligible divisions
259
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
285
50.8% of votes cast
265
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
276
49.2% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
Appearances
44
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
101
-63.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
48
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,255
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£177,255
22% below average
4
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
30 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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