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Andrew Western vs Sonia Kumar

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 1 different votes 380 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
695
951 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
568 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
52.9 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Appearances
92
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
306
+175.7 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
101
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
8
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API