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Sir Edward Leigh vs Gen Kitchen

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

Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

Sir Edward Leigh and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 301 different votes 305 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 648
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
612 eligible divisions
818
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
49.4 % of votes cast
926
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
272
50.6 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

141
+80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 648
Appearances
1
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
161
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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

£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£247,902
all imported IPSA years
£216,835
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£247,902
10 % above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Energy
54 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 23 votes
Tax
254 of 318 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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