At a glanceKevin McKenna is a Labour MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 507 votes in Commons divisions (88% attendance), tabled 21 written questions and registered 4 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Kevin McKenna did not vote in 68. 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
- Women and Equalities Committee Committee since 27 Oct 2025
- Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill Committee since 18 Jun 2025
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 496 of 496 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 489 of 489 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 488 of 488 shared votes
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Adam Thompson
Labour
100.0% · 481 of 481 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 480 of 480 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.3% · 1 of 309 shared votes
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Alan Mak
Conservative
0.5% · 2 of 371 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 213 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.6% · 2 of 356 shared votes
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Saqib Bhatti
Conservative
0.6% · 2 of 342 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.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP2
- Homes for Britain Ltd - £2,200.00 (registered 11 Feb 2026)
- Homes for Britain Ltd - £2,800.00 (registered 4 Aug 2025)
Visits outside the UK2
- International visit to Switzerland between 08 October 2025 and 09 October 2025 (registered 30 Oct 2025)
- International visit to Israel between 25 May 2025 and 29 May 2025 (registered 9 Jul 2025)
Written questions
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS weight management services support long-term weight maintenance.
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
Supporting people to achieve and maintain weight loss over the long term is a core principle of National Health Service weight management services. National, integrated care board, and local authority commissioned services combine behavioural support, hea...
Obesity: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to publish data on the performance of local obesity services, including service coverage, waiting times, and patient outcomes split by age, gender, ethnicity and socio-
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
NHS England has established the National Obesity Audit (NOA) to improve understanding of weight management services across England. The audit analyses data collected from hospitals, community settings, and general practices on weight management services a...
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to establish a national deployment pathway for ambient voice technology, to move beyond repeated local pilots towards system-wide adoption across the NHS.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that ambient voice technology used in the NHS captures structured, coded clinical data at the point of care rather than unstructured free-text notes; w
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Newspaper Press: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the current regulatory framework for news publishers in (a) raising press standards and (b) addressing (i) discrimination and (ii) other abuse
Answer · 7 Jul 2026
As a government we are closely following trends in media consumption and are carefully considering the best route forward to safeguard public trust in our news media. In the UK, there is a self-regulatory system for the press, which is independent from go...
Parking Offences
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of (a) reduce the vehicles that are blocking pavements and (b) unroadworthy vehicles parked for long periods of time in public areas.
Answer · 21 Apr 2026
Through measures in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill we will implement the necessary primary legislation to allow local transport authorities to prohibit pavement parking across their areas, putting power in the hands of local leaders...
Polio: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with (a) the World Health Organization, (b) Gavi and (c) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to help eradicate polio.
Answer · 17 Nov 2025
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided to question 76022 on 17 September 2025.
Passports: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the names of a child's parents or legal guardians within the body of their passport.
Answer · 17 Sep 2025
The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration and asylum system under regular review.
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Gibraltar: UK-EU Treaty
I congratulate the Minister and his counterparts in the Gibraltarian Government on getting this treaty over the line. Along with many Members across this House, I went on a visit to Gibraltar a few weeks ago, as part of the armed forces pa…
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
I am a strong proponent of unitaries, given that the root-cause of many of the problems in my constituency is the fact that we have districts and the county council. There is no perfect solution for anywhere, and everywhere is special, but…
25 Jun 2026 Draft Conversion Practices Bill
I am so grateful that the Bill is finally approaching this stage in its journey towards becoming law. I think of my younger self, in the 1980s—a gay man in a religious household. Family relationships were put under so much strain because o…
10 Jun 2026 Water Supply in Kent
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I commend my hon. and caring Friend the Member for Ashford (Sojan Joseph) for securing this important debate, which is very pressing for everyone in Kent. As the right hon. Member f…
4 Jun 2026 Home-to-School Transport
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. Massive congratulations to the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) on securing the debate. This issue matters to so many people around the country. My consti…
3 Jun 2026 South East Water: Disruption of Supply
Constituents of mine have been really worried and concerned by seeing residents of Herne Bay and Whitstable along the coast deprived of their essential water supplies. It should not have come as a shock; we know that there was 15% extra us…
21 Apr 2026 SS Richard Montgomery: Masts
Absolutely. As I have talked to people on Sheppey, some people have gone, “The masts are all ours! We have to have them all.” There are three masts—we can share. I know that it matters to people in Southend; I have had communications from …
21 Apr 2026 SS Richard Montgomery: Masts
Yes, for any community that has strong links to the sea, the stories of the sea run deep in everyone’s veins. As I was about to come on to, there is an amazing mural in the middle of Sheerness of a fairly mean-looking mermaid who has her h…
21 Apr 2026 SS Richard Montgomery: Masts
Madam Deputy Speaker, I am really grateful to you and the House for this opportunity to discuss something that is of immense importance to residents in Sittingbourne, and especially on the Isle of Sheppey. It should also be of real concern…
17 Mar 2026 Meningitis Outbreak
My heart also goes out to everyone affected by this terrible and unfolding tragedy. I think particularly of my constituents in Sittingbourne and Sheppey, many of whom are students who attend the universities in Canterbury or who go to scho…
21 Jan 2026 Warm Homes Plan
I am really pleased to see this plan. It is such a welcome change from the lukewarm gusts of air that came from the Opposition when they were in government. It is practical, pragmatic and deliverable. Lots of people in my constituency will…
15 Jan 2026 Gambling Harms: Children and Young People
I thank every Member who has contributed to this debate. It has been very powerful, and I have valued the detail that people have added; many are key bits of evidence that build up to show the threat that gambling represents to children an…
15 Jan 2026 Gambling Harms: Children and Young People
I entirely agree with my hon. Friend; this is all very much interconnected. She used the terminology “grooming”; those psychology-based behaviours really are a form of grooming and manipulation. I also think it would help to start thinking…
15 Jan 2026 Gambling Harms: Children and Young People
My hon. Friend is very knowledgeable about this subject, and he is bang on about all those actions. It is exactly that: gambling has to be treated as a public health issue. I would endorse all those actions. The key thing is that we look t…
15 Jan 2026 Gambling Harms: Children and Young People
I beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of gambling harms on children and young people. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell, and to see so many people in the Chamber today for this important deb…
7 Jan 2026 Ukraine and Wider Operational Update
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and commend our incredible servicemen and women who have defended our interests here. I am increasingly worried, as are many other Members, about the shadow fleets and the way in which they…
11 Dec 2025 Business of the House
I am horrified to report to you and to the House that last night in Swale borough council there were violent scenes, as people wearing balaclavas in the public gallery violently intimidated councillors. They were threatening them and pelti…
10 Dec 2025 Resident Doctors: Industrial Action
I have worked so many Christmases and new years as a nurse in the NHS, and I know the weary dread with which so many colleagues are facing this threat of strike action, particularly against the background of a spike in respiratory illnesse…
2 Dec 2025 Catapults and Antisocial Behaviour
It remains a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. Again, I congratulate the hon. and gallant Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) on bringing forward the debate. Further down the Thames from the idyllic picture that he h…
2 Dec 2025 Catapults and Antisocial Behaviour
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond, and I commend the hon. and gallant Member for securing this debate. My hon. Friend the Member for Dartford (Jim Dickson) and I were the two who went along to that meeting—it is d…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 15 Sep 2025 – 28 Oct 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Kevin McKenna, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Kevin McKenna?
Kevin McKenna is a Member of Parliament representing Sittingbourne and Sheppey in the House of Commons. See Kevin McKenna's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Kevin McKenna represent?
Kevin McKenna sits as Labour. See Kevin McKenna's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Kevin McKenna represent?
Kevin McKenna is the Member of Parliament for Sittingbourne and Sheppey. See Kevin McKenna's official Parliament profile.
How long has Kevin McKenna been an MP?
Kevin McKenna has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Kevin McKenna's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Kevin McKenna?
Kevin McKenna has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Kevin McKenna's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.