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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 423 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 1 different votes 423 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 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

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 650
499
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
558 eligible divisions
258
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.6 % of votes cast
241
48.3 % 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

61
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Appearances
92
+22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 650
75
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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