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Nick Smith vs Kevin McKenna

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Kevin McKenna voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
43 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,756
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
563 eligible divisions
1,005
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.2 % of votes cast
751
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
242
48.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Appearances
27
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
104
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
31
-95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£177,255
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,255
22 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
88 of 95 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API