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Uma Kumaran vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

289 same votes 0 different votes 289 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% 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
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
11 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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