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Jim Dickson vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Jim Dickson and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 1 different votes 431 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
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
27 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 650
504
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
558 eligible divisions
243
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.6 % of votes cast
261
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
217
47.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

116
+46.2 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Appearances
92
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
128
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
101
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£172,033
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£172,033
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API