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Gen Kitchen vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
56.6% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.4% 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
27 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
461
+317.5 vs Commons average
Rank 25 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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