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James Cartlidge vs Gen Kitchen

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 361 different votes 369 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 73 of 650
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
2,019
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
562
637 eligible divisions
966
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
270
48.0 % of votes cast
1,053
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
292
52.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

68
+1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
0
-66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
122
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
0
-117.8 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£247,902
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,902
10 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 27 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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