MP for Stratford and Bow
“A party-loyal Labour backbencher with a clear focus on workers’ rights and tenant protections, notable for very low voting attendance and two rebel votes in favour of end‑of‑life clauses.”
Uma Kumaran is the Labour (Co‑op) MP for Stratford and Bow, elected in 2024. She serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee and on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill committee, and has previously contributed to several parliamentary committee inquiries since entering Parliament.
Kumaran shows very high party loyalty (99%) but unusually low voting attendance (12%). She frequently votes in favour of workers’ rights protections and trade union powers, and in favour of renter protections. She generally votes against climate change measures, mental health services, prison sentencing, bus services regulation, and transgender rights, with mixed voting on Universal Credit and VAT changes.
Declares four financial interests: visits outside the UK, family members engaged in third‑party lobbying, and gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
5 positions
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Since May 2025
Foreign Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
May 2025 - May 2025
Employment Rights Bill
Nov 2024 - Jan 2025
Great British Energy Bill
Sept 2024 - Oct 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition day motion: student loans
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Parliamentary role · 21 May 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 13 May 2025
Employment Rights Bill
Parliamentary role · 13 Nov 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill
Parliamentary role · 11 Sept 2024
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
