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Sonia Kumar vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 360 different votes 365 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 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
35 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
35 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
4 Aye 18 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
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 650
464
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,880
2,350 eligible divisions
244
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
888
47.2 % of votes cast
220
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
992
52.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
337
+266.1 vs Commons average
Rank 4 of 650
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
444
+318.2 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
193 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
81 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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