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Uma Kumaran vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

309 same votes 0 different votes 309 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
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
25 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% 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
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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