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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 420 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 0 different votes 420 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

94.2 %
21 % above average
Rank 5 of 647
Participation
81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 180 of 647
506
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
537 eligible divisions
257
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
53.4 % of votes cast
249
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
204
46.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

38
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 647
Appearances
85
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 647
46
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 647
Contributions
95
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 647

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
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API