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Liz Kendall vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 1 different votes 219 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
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 528 of 650
Participation
82.5%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
1,535
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
595 eligible divisions
877
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.7% of votes cast
658
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
48.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
Appearances
107
+22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
483
+335.6 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Contributions
119
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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