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James Cartlidge vs Uma Kumaran

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

Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk
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Photograph of Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Lab Stratford and Bow

Voting alignment

James Cartlidge and Uma Kumaran voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 243 different votes 246 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
Participation
65.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 511 of 648
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
526 eligible divisions
953
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
52.5 % of votes cast
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
164
47.5 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
2.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
Appearances
47
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 648
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 648
Contributions
54
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,620
all imported IPSA years
£280,834
24 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,620
6 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
20 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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