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Sonia Kumar vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Damian Hinds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 355 different votes 362 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
35 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
35 Aye 54 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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

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

Voting record

81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 650
Participation
86.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 71 of 650
451
551 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,022
2,337 eligible divisions
236
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
973
48.1 % of votes cast
215
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,049
51.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

94
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Appearances
63
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 650
103
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
Contributions
92
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Defence
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
160 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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