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Sorcha Eastwood vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Sorcha Eastwood
Sorcha Eastwood
APNI Lagan Valley
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Sorcha Eastwood and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 63 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 49 different votes 63 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
3 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

11.4%
61% below average
Rank 642 of 650
Participation
82.5%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 650
68
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
595 eligible divisions
43
63.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
51.7% of votes cast
25
36.8% of votes cast
No votes
237
48.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650
Appearances
107
+21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
73
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
119
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£177,849
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£177,849
21% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
3 of 5 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Benefits
9 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
3 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
2 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
2 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 45 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 30 Jun 2025
Aye
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