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Dr Andrew Murrison vs Sonia Kumar

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

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Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Dr Andrew Murrison and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 402 different votes 409 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
36 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.1%
11% above average
Rank 130 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 137 of 650
1,999
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
956
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.4% of votes cast
1,043
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
250
48.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

267
+174.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 650
Appearances
115
+22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
341
+180.9 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Contributions
132
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£170,920
24% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
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
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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