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Gen Kitchen vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and James McMurdock voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 176 different votes 185 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
0 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Migration 25% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 12 No
Education 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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
41.4%
31% below average
Rank 632 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
244
590 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
119
48.8% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
125
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4% 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
28
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
0
-145.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
33
-112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 112 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Aye
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
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