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Chris Bloore vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 3 different votes 382 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
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 90% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 137 of 650
454
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.4% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
250
48.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
Appearances
115
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
127
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
133
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Transport
28 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API