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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 309 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 304 different votes 309 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 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 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

87.9%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

0
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
145
+63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
0
-142.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
181
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£2,686,484
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
202 of 211 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 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 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
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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