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Uma Kumaran vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

219 same votes 0 different votes 219 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
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

58
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Appearances
64
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
71
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Contributions
336
+189.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
28 of 29 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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