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Sonia Kumar vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 463 shared comparable votes.

455 same votes 8 different votes 463 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
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 650
527
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,352
1,701 eligible divisions
274
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
52.1% of votes cast
253
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

116
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
134
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
52 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API