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Sonia Kumar vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Alan Mak voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 336 different votes 339 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
12 Aye 15 No
Defence 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
36 Aye 52 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
Participation
85.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 650
464
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,350 eligible divisions
244
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
954
47.4 % of votes cast
220
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
14
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 650
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
17
-108.8 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,259
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
30
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
208 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API