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Uma Kumaran vs Lucy Powell

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 Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Lucy Powell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

280 same votes 8 different votes 288 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
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 495 of 650
409
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,603
2,422 eligible divisions
212
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.1% of votes cast
197
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
703
43.9% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 0 months
Since 15 Nov 2012

Debates

65
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
26
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 650
148
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
257
+87.8 vs Commons average
Rank 111 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
£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£250,940
11% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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

Transport
30 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
Benefits
27 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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