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Gen Kitchen vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 282 different votes 284 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
2 Aye 14 No
Migration 6% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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 58 of 648
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
538
612 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
266
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
272
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

1
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
Appearances
96
+35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648
1
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
Contributions
274
+164.7 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£247,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Transport
23 of 23 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
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