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Sonia Kumar vs Steve Yemm

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 Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 1 different votes 446 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
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 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
94.1 %
21 % above average
Rank 4 of 650
464
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
564 eligible divisions
244
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
272
51.2 % of votes cast
220
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
259
48.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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 143 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
101
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
87
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 327 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
£179,495
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,495
21 % below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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