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Steve Witherden vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Steve Witherden and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 3 different votes 432 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
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
Participation
82.9%
11% above average
Rank 137 of 650
496
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
514
620 eligible divisions
253
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
264
51.4% of votes cast
243
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
250
48.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

59
-33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Appearances
115
+22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
76
-84.2 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Contributions
132
-28.2 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,271
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£141,271
38% below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
3
3 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API