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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 387 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 375 different votes 387 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
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 153 of 649
Participation
88.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 649
1,350
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
583
659 eligible divisions
648
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
282
48.4 % of votes cast
702
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
301
51.6 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 5 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

111
+34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 649
Appearances
0
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 649
225
+88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
Contributions
0
-136.7 vs Commons average
Rank 638 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
£247,902
all imported IPSA years
£263,058
16 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,902
10 % above average
3
2 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

Trade
50 of 51 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 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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