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Siân Berry vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Siân Berry
Siân Berry
Green Brighton Pavilion
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Siân Berry and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 147 different votes 374 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
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 80% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 43% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 220 of 649
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
455
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
575 eligible divisions
250
54.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.5 % of votes cast
205
45.1 % of votes cast
No votes
224
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

90
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
98
+19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
183
+44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£220,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£220,854
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
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