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Uma Kumaran vs Hilary Benn

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Hilary Benn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 6 different votes 312 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 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

64.3%
8% below average
Rank 524 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
409
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,881
2,422 eligible divisions
212
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,062
56.5% of votes cast
197
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
819
43.5% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
27 years, 5 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

63
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Appearances
69
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
141
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 275 of 650
Contributions
398
+230.9 vs Commons average
Rank 43 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
30 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
81 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Benefits
27 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
184 of 212 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API