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Alice Macdonald vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 0 different votes 400 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
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
477
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
563 eligible divisions
234
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.5 % of votes cast
243
50.9 % 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, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
45
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API