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Gareth Thomas vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 0 different votes 317 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
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
684
43.3% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-40.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
Appearances
104
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
48
-97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
67 of 91 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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