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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
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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 332 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 327 different votes 332 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
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 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

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 37 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
635
717 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,743
2,417 eligible divisions
305
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
46.0% of votes cast
330
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
942
54.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
152
+57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
0
-164.1 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Contributions
190
+25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£248,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Transport
34 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
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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