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Gen Kitchen vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 474 shared comparable votes.

474 same votes 0 different votes 474 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
47 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 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

88.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
585
661 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
284
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
301
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
134
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Contributions
552
+413.7 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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