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Uma Kumaran vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 229 different votes 234 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
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
2 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
378
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
192
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
186
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
8
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
73
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Contributions
78
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 360 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API