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Josh Dean vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 488 shared comparable votes.

488 same votes 0 different votes 488 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
55 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
55 Aye 42 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
55 Aye 42 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

92.9%
21% above average
Rank 6 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 137 of 650
576
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
285
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.4% of votes cast
291
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
250
48.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

61
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
115
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
69
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
133
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25% 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API