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Sonia Kumar vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 314 different votes 318 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
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
33 Aye 48 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 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

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
252
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
234
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Appearances
44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
Contributions
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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