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Uma Kumaran vs Mr Peter Bedford

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 Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 284 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
4 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 484 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
384
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
195
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
187
44.2 % of votes cast
189
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
236
55.8 % of votes cast
8
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
71
-67.3 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 354 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#5
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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