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Gen Kitchen vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 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 43 of 650
Participation
82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 145 of 650
575
650 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
564 eligible divisions
278
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.6 % of votes cast
297
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
47
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
0
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Contributions
60
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % 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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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