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Gen Kitchen vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 290 different votes 295 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 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 43 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
574
649 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
277
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
781
45.9 % of votes cast
297
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
922
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Contributions
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£247,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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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