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Gen Kitchen vs Ben Lake

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

Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Ben Lake voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

161 same votes 180 different votes 341 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
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 19 No
Migration 83% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 71% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Education 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 25% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 16 No
Defence 32% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

87.9%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£248,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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