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Dr Ben Spencer vs Gen Kitchen

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

Photograph of Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Ben Spencer
Con Runnymede and Weybridge
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

Dr Ben Spencer and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 381 different votes 393 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 4 No
Migration 5% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.1%
10% above average
Rank 155 of 649
Participation
87.9%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
1,362
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
594
676 eligible divisions
655
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
285
48.0% of votes cast
707
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
309
52.0% of votes cast
13
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
Appearances
0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
220
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 649
Contributions
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,246,190
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£248,055
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16% above average
Latest expenses
£248,055
10% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
141 of 154 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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