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Katie White vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Katie White
Katie White
Lab Leeds North West
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Katie White and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 1 different votes 365 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
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
42 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
429
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
568 eligible divisions
197
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
52.9 % of votes cast
232
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Appearances
97
+21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
114
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
Contributions
106
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£150,289
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£150,289
34 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API