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Kate Osborne vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 11 different votes 337 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 56% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
1,095
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
636 eligible divisions
563
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
51.9% of votes cast
532
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
255
48.1% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-86.0 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
122
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
12
-157.2 vs Commons average
Rank 622 of 650
Contributions
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
41 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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