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Emily Thornberry vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Emily Thornberry and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 0 different votes 248 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
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 0 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
16 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

61.8%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,469
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
815
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
654
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
-3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Appearances
106
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
132
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
Contributions
117
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£294,489
30% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
124 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
48 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API