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Karl Turner vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Karl Turner
Karl Turner
Ind Kingston upon Hull East
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Karl Turner and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 3 different votes 209 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
44 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
44 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
44 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
44 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

57.1%
16% below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
82.1%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,351
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
582 eligible divisions
783
58.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
249
52.1% of votes cast
568
42.0% of votes cast
No votes
229
47.9% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Appearances
97
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
21
-116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,663,153
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£218,387
3% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Housing
46 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
52 of 81 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
58 of 91 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Opposition Day: Jury trials 7 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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