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Gen Kitchen vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 0 different votes 383 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
44 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
44 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
44 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
24
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 649
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
27
-116.5 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 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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