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Torsten Bell vs Sonia Kumar

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


Voting alignment

Torsten Bell and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 1 different votes 343 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
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
Participation
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
410
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
575 eligible divisions
226
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
52.5 % of votes cast
184
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
224
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

74
-4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
Appearances
99
+20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
340
+200.7 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Contributions
108
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£152,220
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£152,220
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API