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Simon Hoare vs Gen Kitchen

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

Photograph of Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

Simon Hoare and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 343 different votes 354 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 0 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 7% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 3 No
Migration 5% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 7 No
Transport 5% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
41 Aye 38 No
6 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 325 of 649
Participation
88.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 649
1,758
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
585
661 eligible divisions
822
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
284
48.5 % of votes cast
936
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
301
51.5 % of votes cast
46
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 6 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

98
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 641 of 650
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£247,902
all imported IPSA years
£272,934
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,902
10 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
193 of 211 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 31 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Tax
257 of 321 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 11 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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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