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Tom Hayes vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Tom Hayes and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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 161 of 650
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
462
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
563 eligible divisions
227
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.5 % of votes cast
235
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

137
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 54 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
180
+54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
101
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£222,072
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£222,072
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Education
43 of 49 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API