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Chris Elmore vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 1 different votes 347 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
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,812
2,325 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
995
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
817
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
104
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
239
+93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 650
Contributions
115
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 62 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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