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Jessica Morden vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 0 different votes 399 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
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 650
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
1,838
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
563 eligible divisions
1,024
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.5 % of votes cast
814
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.5 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Contributions
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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

Defence
68 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
152 of 169 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API