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Sonia Kumar vs Ben Lake

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
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Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Ben Lake voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

118 same votes 172 different votes 290 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
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 88% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 62% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 28 No
Tax 24% aligned 66 shared votes
38 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 32% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 38% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 38% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
464
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,591
2,095 eligible divisions
244
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
55.8 % of votes cast
220
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
182 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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