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Matt Western vs Uma Kumaran

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Uma Kumaran voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 8 different votes 324 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
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
29 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
1,613
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
409
636 eligible divisions
900
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
212
51.8% of votes cast
713
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
197
48.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

101
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
117
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Contributions
141
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,620
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£213,620
6% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API