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Uma Kumaran vs Ben Lake

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
vs
Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Ben Lake voted the same way 43% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

105 same votes 137 different votes 242 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
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
22 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 22 No
Tax 30% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 33% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 15 No
Defence 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 38% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,607
2,121 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
55.8% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.2% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Appearances
67
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 649
70
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£213,620
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
28 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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