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Uma Kumaran vs Chris McDonald

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 Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

313 same votes 0 different votes 313 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
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
35 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% 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
93
+9.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
406
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

Transport
28 of 29 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 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
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
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
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
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