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Gen Kitchen vs Jake Richards

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 Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 0 different votes 311 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
0
-145.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 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
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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