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Gen Kitchen vs Simon Lightwood

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 Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.4 %
16 % above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 649
578
654 eligible divisions
Total votes
693
1,065 eligible divisions
281
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
382
55.1 % of votes cast
297
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
311
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

0
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
0
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
184
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£247,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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