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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.


Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 1 different votes 366 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

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 304 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
208
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
236
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Appearances
104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
123
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 264 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

£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
3
3 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
14 of 14 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API