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Uma Kumaran vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 0 different votes 334 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
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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