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Steve Reed vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Steve Reed and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 0 different votes 242 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
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
863
58.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
613
41.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
Appearances
106
+21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
428
+280.3 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
117
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£293,477
30% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
4
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
61 of 69 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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