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Uma Kumaran vs Andrew Pakes

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

Photograph of Uma Kumaran
Uma Kumaran
Lab Stratford and Bow
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Photograph of Andrew Pakes
Andrew Pakes
Lab Peterborough

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Andrew Pakes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

293 same votes 0 different votes 293 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
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
Participation
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.9% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
219
52.1% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
78
-5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,620
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£183,832
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£183,832
19% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Transport
28 of 29 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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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