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Sonia Kumar vs John Whitby

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


Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and John Whitby voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 1 different votes 429 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
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
47 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
23 Aye 4 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
89.5 %
17 % above average
Rank 25 of 650
464
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
564 eligible divisions
244
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
51.7 % of votes cast
220
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
244
48.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Appearances
62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
101
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
77
-49.0 vs Commons average
Rank 363 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
£189,571
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£189,571
16 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API