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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.

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Hilary Benn and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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

77.3%

5% above average

Rank 258 of 649

Participation

82.4%

10% above average

Rank 149 of 649

1,837

2,376 eligible divisions

Total votes

486

590 eligible divisions

1,039

56.6% of votes cast

Aye votes

252

51.9% of votes cast

798

43.4% of votes cast

No votes

234

48.1% of votes cast

0.1% of votes cast

Against party

0.2% of votes cast

27 years, 3 months

Since 10 Jun 1999

Commons service

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

-21.7 vs Commons average

Rank 364 of 649

Appearances

104

+20.3 vs Commons average

Rank 158 of 649

462

+316.1 vs Commons average

Rank 25 of 649

Contributions

115

-30.9 vs Commons average

Rank 294 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 registered categories

Registered interests

3 registered categories

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs

68 of 69 votes

Defence

34 of 34 votes

Education

89 of 96 votes

Democracy / Parliament

14 of 14 votes

Migration

153 of 171 votes

NHS / Health

11 of 11 votes

Defence

63 of 71 votes

Environment / Climate

9 of 9 votes

Brexit / EU

183 of 211 votes

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

Closure motion 11 Sept 2026

Aye

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026