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Gen Kitchen vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 442 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 0 different votes 442 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
43 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
43 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
594
676 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
285
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
309
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£248,055
10% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 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
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 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
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