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Sonia Kumar vs Steff Aquarone

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 Steff Aquarone
Steff Aquarone
LD North Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Steff Aquarone voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 270 different votes 338 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 33% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 4% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 13% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 414 of 649
472
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
575 eligible divisions
248
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.9 % of votes cast
224
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
187
46.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£253,205
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,205
12 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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