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Gen Kitchen vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
40 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.9% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
744
44.1% 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
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
79
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 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
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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