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Graham Stuart vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 267 different votes 271 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 279 of 648
Participation
81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 191 of 648
1,777
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
526 eligible divisions
832
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
54.3 % of votes cast
945
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
195
45.7 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 648
Appearances
75
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 648
288
+180.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
Contributions
85
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
11
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
186 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Trade
76 of 88 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
57 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
48 of 59 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Migration
137 of 169 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API