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Uma Kumaran vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 0 different votes 253 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
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

58
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
100
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
71
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 444 of 650
Contributions
408
+260.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
5
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

Transport
28 of 29 votes
#1
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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