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Gen Kitchen vs Colum Eastwood

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
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 23 different votes 186 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
6 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 75% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 10 No
Tax 85% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

88.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 649
Participation
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
585
661 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
284
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
301
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 6 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 641 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£247,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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