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Gen Kitchen vs Simon Hoare

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 Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Simon Hoare voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 348 different votes 359 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 3 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 7% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 17 No
Migration 5% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 13 No
Transport 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
38 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
6 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
128
-15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 241 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Tax
257 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
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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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