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Gen Kitchen vs Mr Peter Bedford

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
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Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 338 different votes 354 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
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
2 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
2 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 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 46 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
64
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
77
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
4 of 4 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
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