At a glanceMike Kane is a Labour MP for Wythenshawe and Sale East, and has represented the seat for 12 years, 5 months. They have cast 426 votes in Commons divisions (74% attendance), tabled 415 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Mike Kane did not vote in 149. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Committee since 17 Nov 2025
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee since 18 Jun 2025
- Wythenshawe and Sale East Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 13 Feb 2014
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Patrick Hurley
Labour
100.0% · 386 of 386 shared votes
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Douglas McAllister
Labour
100.0% · 382 of 382 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
100.0% · 376 of 376 shared votes
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Paulette Hamilton
Labour
100.0% · 376 of 376 shared votes
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Rushanara Ali
Labour
100.0% · 372 of 372 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 242 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 251 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 255 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.5% · 4 of 274 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.6% · 4 of 244 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Miscellaneous2
- Unpaid paid trustee and Chair of Initiatives of Change (registered 24 Feb 2026)
- A non-Executive Director of The Oxford Group, whose programmes include initiatives to develop sustainable communities; making films about conflict resolution; working to bring trust and integrity into the business and financial sectors; helping young people to find a sense of vocation. This is an unpaid role. (registered 13 Sep 2022)
Written questions
Fluorinated Gases: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential adverse impact of exempting Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) from its F gas phasedown plans.
Answer · 26 Feb 2026
As stated in last year’s consultation on the proposal for HFC phasedown reform, the UK Government, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments, is committed to further exploring areas for F gas reform considered out of scope of the consultati...
Fluorinated Gases: Medical Equipment
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the recommendation in the Climate Change Committee’s publication entitled The Seventh Carbon B
Answer · 26 Feb 2026
As stated in last year’s consultation on the proposal for HFC phasedown reform, the UK Government, in collaboration with the Scottish and Welsh Governments, is committed to further exploring areas for F gas reform considered out of scope of the consultati...
Terrorism: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the deadline for uncompleted inquests and civil litigation into Troubles-era offences under the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation
Answer · 24 Apr 2024
From 1 May, victims and families can directly refer their cases to the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery for review and I strongly encourage them to do so.The Commission will have extensive powers to conduct thorough inves...
Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to section 6.26 of the guidance entitled 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth, published on 20 November 2023, whether her Department has been alloca
Answer · 15 Apr 2024
In the vast majority of instances, payments required under the 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth will be affordable for companies, or can be mitigated by standard price increase processes. In exceptional circumstances ...
Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the guidance entitled 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth, published on 20 November 2023, what steps her Department is taking to apply the provi
Answer · 15 Apr 2024
In the vast majority of instances, payments required under the 2024 Voluntary Scheme for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth will be affordable for companies, or can be mitigated by standard price increase processes. In exceptional circumstances ...
Government Departments: ICT
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Council has received briefings on red-rated legacy computer systems used by Government departments in the last three years.
Answer · 29 Jan 2024
The National Security Council (NSC) is a committee of Cabinet and is bound by the same rules and conventions as all Cabinet Committees. Information about discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees are not normally publicly shared.
High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing the number of platforms at the Euston HS2 terminus on station capacity.
Answer · 26 Oct 2023
Following the rephasing of works at Euston announced in March 2023, work commenced on developing an affordable and deliverable scheme for the HS2 Euston Station including looking at options to reduce the number of platforms to match expected levels of ser...
High Speed 2 Line: Euston Station
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of reducing the number of platforms at the Euston HS2 terminus on commuters.
Answer · 26 Oct 2023
Following the rephasing of works at Euston announced in March 2023, work commenced on developing an affordable and deliverable scheme for the HS2 Euston Station including looking at options to reduce the number of platforms to match expected levels of ser...
Early day motions
| 9 Sep 2020 | 10th anniversary of the papal visit | 17 sig. |
| 8 Apr 2019 | 190th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION ACT 1829 | 31 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Lung Cancer Screening Programme
Mr Speaker, if there is a five-a-side doctor in the House, I would be most grateful. Following the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the big ki…
14 Jul 2026 Lung Cancer Screening Programme
12. What progress his Department has made on ensuring that incidental findings from the lung cancer screening programme are followed up.
14 Jul 2026 Health Inequalities: Staffordshire
It’s the football, Mr Speaker—it’s Tuesday. Sorry.
14 Jul 2026 Health Inequalities: Staffordshire
Question No. 12 please.
23 Jun 2026 Cost of Living: Wythenshawe and Sale East
My constituents Darren and Nicole shared with me their story of hardship in raising five children on one income. Like me, they are grateful to this Chancellor for ending the two-child benefit cap. Will she consider an independent process f…
23 Jun 2026 Cost of Living: Wythenshawe and Sale East
15. What steps she has taken to help support people with the cost of living in Wythenshawe and Sale East constituency.
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill (Carry-over)
A teacher in my constituency wrote to me today with concerns about the Bill, pointing out that some MPs will be voting tonight who were born after the Good Friday/Belfast agreement. We need to let that settle for just a moment. The Secreta…
15 Apr 2026 Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Chair and I represent the great city of Manchester, and one of its darkest moments was Salman Abedi’s arena attack in 2017. These provisions are long overdue, and I thank the Minister and the Government for taking this action.
14 Apr 2026 Maternity Care
The nation should be grateful for this Secretary of State and for what he is doing for maternal services, yet at Wythenshawe hospital in my constituency, the most recent Care Quality Commission report rated maternity services inadequate fo…
14 Apr 2026 Maternity Care
2. What steps his Department is taking to improve maternity care.
19 Mar 2026 International Development
As a former shadow International Development Minister, I know that one issue our nation has not grappled with is that 90% of the usurious levels of debt repayments for the poorest nations across our planet are governed by English law throu…
19 Mar 2026 Business of the House
I am sure that the whole House will agree that we could not do our jobs without the hard work and dedication of our staff. Will the Leader of the House join me in commending Mark Grayling, who has been with me for five years, who worked fo…
19 Mar 2026 Northern Ireland: Legacy of the Past
My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech, and she was an excellent Minister in her own right. Will she join me in paying tribute to Councillor Tommy Judge, who has been the Labour councillor for Sharston ward in my constituency for many …
17 Mar 2026 Middle East
Thomas More, a former occupant of your chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, once famously said that when we cut down laws to defeat the devil, we are defenceless when the winds turn against us. In conflict the enemy always has a vote, and Iran has…
16 Mar 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
As an alumnus of Manchester Metropolitan University, I noticed that it has stripped Peter Mandelson of all the honours that it gave to him while he was chancellor of that institution between 2016 and 2024. Can the Chief Secretary confirm t…
16 Mar 2026 Strait of Hormuz
The Joint Maritime Security Centre has designated the Persian gulf situation as critical, and Nautilus International, the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers and the UK Chamber of Shipping have designated the strait of H…
25 Feb 2026 Draft Surrey (Structural Changes) Order 2026
Forgive me, but we have to point out that the Liberal Democrats were part of the coalition that started austerity in 2010.
14 Jan 2026 Northern Powerhouse Rail
February will represent the 25th anniversary of the opening of the second runway at Manchester airport in my constituency, with capacity for 60 million passengers. Does the Secretary of State agree that his announcement will finally allow …
17 Dec 2025 Local Government Finance
Changes to funding formulas can throw up huge anomalies. The Minister is well aware that Trafford council, which covers part of my constituency, is one of those anomalies. Will she commit to work with my Trafford parliamentary colleagues, …
9 Dec 2025 Illegal Migrants: Unknown Whereabouts
When we talk about emotive subjects such as this one, it is important that we establish the facts. The hon. Member for Great Yarmouth (Rupert Lowe) recently railed on social media against illegal migrants coming to his constituency. They h…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) · Department for Transport 9 Jul 2024 – 7 Sep 2025
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Transport) · Department for Transport 10 Apr 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) · Department for Education 9 Oct 2016 – 10 Apr 2020
- Shadow Minister (International Development) · Department for International Development 18 Sep 2015 – 27 Jun 2016
Committee memberships
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 10 Jul 2025 – 17 Jul 2025
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill 8 May 2024 – 15 May 2024
- Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] 11 Jan 2023 – 17 Jan 2023
- Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords] 4 Feb 2021 – 9 Feb 2021
- Treasury Committee 24 Nov 2014 – 30 Mar 2015
- Environmental Audit Committee 18 Mar 2014 – 30 Mar 2015
Previous seats
- Wythenshawe and Sale East · Elected 4 times 13 Feb 2014 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Source: IPSA (OGL v3.0)
Contact & offices
020 7219 7524
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Unit A, Etrop Court, Wythenshawe Town Centre, Manchester, M22 5RG
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Mike Kane, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Mike Kane?
Mike Kane is a Member of Parliament representing Wythenshawe and Sale East in the House of Commons. See Mike Kane's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Mike Kane represent?
Mike Kane sits as Labour. See Mike Kane's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Mike Kane represent?
Mike Kane is the Member of Parliament for Wythenshawe and Sale East. See Mike Kane's official Parliament profile.
How long has Mike Kane been an MP?
Mike Kane has served in the House of Commons for 12 years, 5 months. See Mike Kane's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Mike Kane?
Mike Kane has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Mike Kane's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.