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Uma Kumaran vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Edward Argar voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 288 different votes 300 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 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
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
83
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
129
-16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
209 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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