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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
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Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield

Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Steve Yemm voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 1 different votes 454 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
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 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
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 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

82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
Participation
94.1 %
21 % above average
Rank 3 of 649
472
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
541
575 eligible divisions
248
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
278
51.4 % of votes cast
224
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
263
48.6 % 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
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
109
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
Contributions
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 347 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
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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