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Gen Kitchen vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 314 different votes 317 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
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 19 No
Migration 5% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
2 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
2 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 649
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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