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Blake Stephenson vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 322 different votes 327 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 650
401
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
558 eligible divisions
182
45.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.6 % of votes cast
219
54.6 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-1.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
92
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
89 of 108 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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