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James Asser vs Uma Kumaran

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

Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton
vs
Photograph of Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Lab Stratford and Bow

Voting alignment

James Asser and Uma Kumaran voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 0 different votes 335 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
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
590 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
50.5% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
191
49.5% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
67
-78.7 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,620
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£213,620
6% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API