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Sir Nicholas Dakin vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Sir Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Sir Nicholas Dakin and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 0 different votes 403 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
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
488
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
239
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
249
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

7
-75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
7
-136.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£208,878
8% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API