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Uma Kumaran vs Simon Lightwood

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 9 different votes 297 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
41 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 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
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 496 of 650
409
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
749
1,133 eligible divisions
212
51.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
405
54.1% of votes cast
197
48.2% of votes cast
No votes
344
45.9% of votes cast
9
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

65
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
114
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
148
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
253
+83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 115 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Benefits
27 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
35 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API