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Gen Kitchen vs Jeff Smith

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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 457 shared comparable votes.

457 same votes 0 different votes 457 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
43 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
43 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
43 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
79.5 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 649
585
661 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,361 eligible divisions
284
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.6 % of votes cast
301
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 6 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 641 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Contributions
61
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£247,902
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
61 of 66 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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