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Sonia Kumar vs Josh Dean

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 Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Josh Dean voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 0 different votes 449 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
55 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
55 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
55 Aye 41 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
Participation
93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 6 of 649
472
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
537
575 eligible divisions
248
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
50.7 % of votes cast
224
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
265
49.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
60
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 453 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
£169,396
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£169,396
25 % below average
5
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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