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Uma Kumaran vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Esther McVey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 182 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 178 different votes 182 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 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 484 of 649
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 649
384
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
2,106 eligible divisions
195
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
45.7 % of votes cast
189
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
740
54.3 % of votes cast
8
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
4.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

59
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Appearances
104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
71
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
145
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 193 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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