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Tom Rutland vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 1 different votes 394 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
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 158 of 650
465
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
563 eligible divisions
229
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.5 % of votes cast
236
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % 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

41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
55
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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

£224,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
6
2 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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