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Rushanara Ali vs Sonia Kumar

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


Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 452 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 11 different votes 452 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
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
1,852
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
633 eligible divisions
1,046
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
52.0% of votes cast
806
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
253
48.0% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
116
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 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

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
5
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API