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Gen Kitchen vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Gen Kitchen and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 391 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 1 different votes 391 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 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
44 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
44 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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 43 of 650
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
574
649 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
563 eligible divisions
277
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.5 % of votes cast
297
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 15 Feb 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 640 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
Contributions
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£247,902
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API