Portrait of Sonia Kumar

Sonia Kumar

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Dudley · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: sonia.kumar.mp@parliament.uk

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Constituency office

Tel: 01384 885959

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
83.2%
525 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
51 meetings attended
Debate contributions
200
in the 7 year window
Written questions
77
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Sonia Kumar is the Labour MP for Dudley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Dudley4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
83.2%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
525

joint 120th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sonia Kumar voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 91.8%91.8%2025: 78.3%78.3%2026: 87.3%87.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236206 87.3%
2025322252 78.3%
20247367 91.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631525 83.2%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
200
Written questions
77
Oral questions
22
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
51

joint 472nd of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sonia Kumar: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 191920242025: 474720252026: 11112026
Oral questions per year
Sonia Kumar: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 6620252026: 12122026
Early day motions per year
Sonia Kumar: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 0020242025: 1120252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 71 57 11 12 0 0 0
2025 93 76 47 6 1 1 0
2024 36 21 19 4 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
200
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
154
distinct debates

456th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sonia Kumar: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 363620242025: 939320252026: 71712026
Debates participated in per year
Sonia Kumar: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 212120242025: 767620252026: 57572026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Dudley
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
  2. 2025

    • – Joined Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls

Constituency: Dudley

Dudley constituency boundary
Area
28.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 1,900
Electorate
70,151 · turnout 51.0%
Postcode areas
DY1, DY2, DY3, DY4, DY5, DY6, WV14, WV4

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.