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Rachel Blake vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 1 different votes 396 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
52 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 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
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
52 Aye 34 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
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
563 eligible divisions
241
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.5 % of votes cast
230
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.5 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % 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

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
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
33 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API