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Catherine West vs Gen Kitchen

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

299 same votes 0 different votes 299 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
18 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 19 No
Migration 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 648
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
538
612 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
266
49.4 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
272
50.6 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
1
-59.4 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£247,902
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£247,902
10 % above average
2
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

Education
85 of 95 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
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
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