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Gen Kitchen vs Catherine West

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

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

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 20 No
Migration 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 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

88.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
585
661 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
284
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
54.4 % of votes cast
301
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
790
45.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 5 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 649
Appearances
44
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 649
0
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 649
Contributions
52
-86.6 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£247,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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