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Sonia Kumar vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 0 different votes 358 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
43 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
43 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
43 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
252
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
234
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
Contributions
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,259
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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