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Joe Powell vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 354 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 1 different votes 354 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
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 312 of 649
Participation
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 151 of 649
430
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
573 eligible divisions
202
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.5 % of votes cast
228
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
224
47.5 % 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

81
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
97
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
112
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
Contributions
106
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
5
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
26 of 29 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API