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Matt Western vs Gen Kitchen

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 649
Participation
87.9%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
1,571
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
594
676 eligible divisions
877
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
285
48.0% of votes cast
694
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
309
52.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

93
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Appearances
0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Contributions
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£248,055
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£248,055
10% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 12 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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