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Tony Vaughan vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

382 same votes 1 different votes 383 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
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 650
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 650
458
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
565 eligible divisions
231
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
52.6 % of votes cast
227
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.4 % 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

42
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Appearances
91
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
66
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
100
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
10
5 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API