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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 465 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 0 different votes 465 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
14 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 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
14 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
71
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£248,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
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
62 of 67 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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 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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