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Victoria Atkins vs Sonia Kumar

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

Photograph of Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle
vs
Photograph of Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Victoria Atkins and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 265 different votes 269 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
31 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
53 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 169 of 647
Participation
81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 180 of 647
1,901
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
537 eligible divisions
920
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
53.4 % of votes cast
981
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
204
46.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 647
Appearances
88
+24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 647
24
-89.6 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 647
Contributions
98
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£241,610
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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