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Kate Dearden vs Sonia Kumar

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


Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 1 different votes 361 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
44 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
261
51.4% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
7
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API