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Sonia Kumar vs Jack Abbott

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 Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

452 same votes 1 different votes 453 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
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 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
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
590 eligible divisions
252
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
49.4% of votes cast
234
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
271
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% 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
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
Contributions
29
-116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£181,221
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14% below average
Latest expenses
£181,221
20% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API