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Sonia Kumar vs Dr Kieran Mullan

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

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Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley
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Dr Kieran Mullan
Con Bexhill and Battle

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Dr Kieran Mullan voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 354 different votes 359 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
36 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
36 Aye 54 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
5 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 650
464
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,387
1,632 eligible divisions
244
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
49.0 % of votes cast
220
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
707
51.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
127
+56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
505
+379.2 vs Commons average
Rank 17 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
£1,272,613
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,859
33 % above average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
146 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
163 of 173 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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