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Sonia Kumar vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 319 different votes 321 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 649
476
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,648 eligible divisions
249
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4% of votes cast
227
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

97
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 649
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
Contributions
103
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API