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Gen Kitchen vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 362 different votes 369 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
1 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 6 No
Benefits 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 18 No
Migration 5% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
562
637 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,958
2,337 eligible divisions
270
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
47.8 % of votes cast
292
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,023
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Appearances
42
-24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
0
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Contributions
65
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Transport
27 of 27 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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