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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 289 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 285 different votes 289 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
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 2% aligned 64 shared votes
38 Aye 26 No
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
29 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 64 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
2,077
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
619 eligible divisions
996
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
50.8% of votes cast
1,081
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
196
49.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
61
-27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
164
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Contributions
119
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650

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
3
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

Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
#1
Transport
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
#3
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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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Voting source Commons Votes API