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Gen Kitchen vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

232 same votes 0 different votes 232 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
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
0
-146.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
224
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£248,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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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Voting source Commons Votes API