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Hilary Benn vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
30 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
Participation
82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
1,818
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
570 eligible divisions
1,033
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.9 % of votes cast
785
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
221
47.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649
Appearances
97
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
435
+300.5 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 649
Contributions
106
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£185,324
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
89 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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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