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Sonia Kumar vs Dave Robertson

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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Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Dave Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

455 same votes 3 different votes 458 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
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
11% above average
Rank 137 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
514
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
264
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
250
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
122
+31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
132
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
158
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 213 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
34 of 34 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API