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Sarah Smith vs Uma Kumaran

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Lab Stratford and Bow

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Uma Kumaran voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 0 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
36 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
36 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
195
50.5% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
191
49.5% of votes cast
14
3.8% 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

66
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
58
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
85
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
71
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,620
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£213,620
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Education
36 of 50 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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