MP for Wellingborough and Rushden
Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
“A party-loyal Labour MP and government whip who rarely rebels but has unusually low attendance.”
Gen Kitchen is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Wellingborough and Rushden, elected in 2024. She currently serves as Comptroller of the Household (the government whip in the House of Commons) and sits on the Committee of Selection. Her parliamentary career to date has involved multiple whip roles and work on various committees since entering Parliament.
She shows 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes, but attendance is notably low at 19%. Her voting record supports welfare and workers’ rights (Universal Credit, trade union powers, workers’ rights protections) and protest rights, while opposing stricter immigration controls and the asylum system. Her overall position is centre-left (32/100).
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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: 34%
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.
9 positions
Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons)
Since May 2026
Committee of Selection
Since Sept 2025
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Sept 2025 - May 2026
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
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Railways Bill: Third Reading
AYERailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
NORailways Bill
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1
NORailways Bill
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces 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.
