MP for Wellingborough and Rushden
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
“A party loyalist and government whip who rarely rebels but has notably low parliamentary attendance.”
Gen Kitchen is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Wellingborough and Rushden, elected in 2024. She currently serves as Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, and sits on the Committee of Selection; earlier in her parliamentary career she held roles such as Assistant Whip and served on committees including Education, Renters’ Rights and Planning and Infrastructure.
She shows strong party loyalty (100%, above the Labour average) with no rebel votes and a low attendance rate (16%, below the party average). Her voting pattern places her on the left of the spectrum (29/100). On key issues, she has a mixed stance on Universal Credit, generally supports trade unions and workers’ rights, and consistently votes against stricter immigration controls, tighter asylum measures and the Rwanda deportation scheme; she tends to vote against harsher prison sentencing and against VAT changes and bus services regulation.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
8 positions
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Since Sept 2025
Committee of Selection
Since Sept 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Apr 2025 - May 2025
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Renters’ Rights Bill
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
Assistant Whip
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Space Industry (Indemnities) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Education Committee
Apr 2024 - May 2024
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Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
