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John Whitby vs Sonia Kumar

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 1 different votes 448 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
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
258
49.2% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
2
2 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API