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Uma Kumaran vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and James Cartlidge voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 268 different votes 271 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
4 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 479 of 650
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 69 of 650
378
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,030
2,349 eligible divisions
192
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.8 % of votes cast
186
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,060
52.2 % of votes cast
8
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
65
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Contributions
163
+37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 143 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API