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Karin Smyth vs Gen Kitchen

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Gen Kitchen
Gen Kitchen
Lab Wellingborough and Rushden

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Gen Kitchen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 0 different votes 441 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
38 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
38 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
38 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
26 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 366 of 649
Participation
87.9%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 649
1,724
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
594
676 eligible divisions
962
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
285
48.0% of votes cast
762
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
309
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 15 Feb 2024

Debates

107
+24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Appearances
0
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 649
411
+267.5 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
0
-143.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£248,055
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£248,055
10% above average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 12 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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