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Uma Kumaran vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Uma Kumaran and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 290 shared comparable votes.

290 same votes 0 different votes 290 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
386
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
195
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
191
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
9
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
70
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£213,620
6% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Transport
28 of 29 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 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
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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API