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Andy Slaughter vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 1 different votes 428 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
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 164 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 650
1,916
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
558 eligible divisions
1,064
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.6 % of votes cast
852
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
92
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
101
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Contributions
101
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
2
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Defence
67 of 70 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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