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Simon Lightwood vs Gen Kitchen

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

Photograph of Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

Simon Lightwood and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 0 different votes 334 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
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
35 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 18 No
Migration 100% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 648
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 648
664
1,023 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
612 eligible divisions
370
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
49.4 % of votes cast
294
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
272
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 11 months
Since 23 Jun 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 648
Appearances
1
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
209
+100.1 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
Contributions
1
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£764,432
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£247,902
all imported IPSA years
£321,958
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,902
10 % above average
3
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
21 of 26 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 23 votes
Housing
34 of 43 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API