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Gregor Poynton vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Gregor Poynton and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 1 different votes 381 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
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

89.8 %
17 % above average
Rank 23 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
510
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
568 eligible divisions
263
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
52.9 % of votes cast
247
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

9
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Appearances
92
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
11
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 649
Contributions
101
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£226,851
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£226,851
same as average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
11 of 11 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API