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Lorraine Beavers vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Lorraine Beavers
Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Lorraine Beavers and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 462 shared comparable votes.

452 same votes 10 different votes 462 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
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
62 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
62 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.7%
14% above average
Rank 59 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
549
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
633 eligible divisions
290
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
52.0% of votes cast
259
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
253
48.0% of votes cast
9
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
116
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
Contributions
134
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£199,406
12% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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