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Sonia Kumar vs Siân Berry

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 Siân Berry
Siân Berry
Green Brighton Pavilion

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Siân Berry voted the same way 61% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 144 different votes 366 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 1 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 80% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 43% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 230 of 650
464
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
564 eligible divisions
244
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
55.1 % of votes cast
220
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
200
44.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
85
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
179
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 123 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
£220,854
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,854
2 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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