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Gen Kitchen vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 0 different votes 301 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
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

87.9%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
55.5% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

0
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
80
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
0
-145.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
131
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£248,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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