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Uma Kumaran vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 237 different votes 240 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
3 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
Appearances
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 649
70
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£213,620
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
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