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Uma Kumaran vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 3 different votes 251 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
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 11 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
34 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 650
Participation
66.7%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 650
407
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,417 eligible divisions
210
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
55.8% of votes cast
197
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.2% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
141
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Contributions
93
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
30 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Transport
80 of 98 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API