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Sonia Kumar vs Taiwo Owatemi

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sonia Kumar and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 11 different votes 343 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
56 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
530
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,266
1,704 eligible divisions
275
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
53.4% of votes cast
255
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

122
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Appearances
8
-89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
140
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
8
-161.2 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£195,259
14% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API