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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 351 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 349 different votes 351 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
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
28 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 137 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
513
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
263
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
250
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

112
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
Appearances
92
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
129
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
Contributions
123
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£1,147,083
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
64 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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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