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Gen Kitchen vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 491 shared comparable votes.

488 same votes 3 different votes 491 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
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
31 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 99% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
31 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.4%
16% above average
Rank 39 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
624
706 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
297
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
327
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

0
-90.0 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 650
Appearances
60
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
0
-156.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Contributions
85
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Transport
32 of 32 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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