Labour Party MP for Stratford and Bow.
Kumaran's most striking parliamentary move has been her consistent opposition to assisted dying. Across four rebel votes in June 2025 — voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading and backing additional safeguards at Report Stage — she placed herself among Labour MPs who wanted the legislation either tightened or blocked. She voted against the Bill's final Commons passage and against an amendment requiring an assessment of palliative care provision, while supporting amendments that would have restricted ministerial discretion on advertising exceptions and added devolution protections. On assisted dying, she sits 58 percentage points below her party's average.
Beyond that, she is a 97.8% party-line voter, though her participation rate of 67% is below the Commons average. Her stance profile shows full alignment on progressive taxation and strong alignment on workers' rights, but low scores on civil liberties (13%), parliamentary scrutiny (29%), and welfare expansion (35%) — the last two suggesting she regularly backs government positions over challenger amendments. Her 140 contributions across 92 debates span economy and jobs, defence, and social care most frequently; she sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee, which may explain the prominence of defence topics.
Local news coverage over the past 90 days is largely neutral, with no articles directly crediting or criticising her on constituency matters. A piece on Labour's handling of the housing crisis touched her area but did not name her, and she tracks 24 percentage points below her party on housing development votes — a combination her constituents in a high-density east London seat may want to scrutinise. Voting and speech data are available from July 2024; news sentiment data covers the most recent 90 days.
Uma Kumaran is the Labour MP for Stratford and Bow, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Kumaran broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading | No | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 | No | Freevs party |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 | Yes | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Celebrates ULEZ's success in reducing pollution by 40% and frames clean air as a human right; supports stronger national targets and Ella's Law.”
“Opposes new oil and gas licences; argues North Sea production is incompatible with climate commitments and that renewable investment delivers better long-term jobs.”
“Emphasizes that the successful Lockbit operation demonstrates the necessity of close UK-US-European cooperation as the foundation for national security against Russian hybrid threa…”
“Hongkongers in her constituency are scared the embassy will enable further coercion and intimidation; the Government must stand up for Hong Kong's people and not allow Chinese nati…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
Select, joint and other committees Kumaran currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Kumaran sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 22 | 19.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 18 | 16.2% |
| Home Office | 13 | 11.7% |
| Department for Education | 12 | 10.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 10 | 9.0% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 8 | 7.2% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 7 | 6.3% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 | 4.5% |
Media and Sport, pursuant to Question 11894, whether (a) her Department has a strategy for the maintenance of legacy assets, and (b) whether she would make an assessment of the need for a long-term strategy for a fair funding model to ensure the maintenance of the legacy assets of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11892, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of further regulation of fixed estate charges and charges levied as covenants on residents’ leases.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of excluding payments of service tips and gratuities via a tronc from income tax.
Awaiting answer.
Media and Sport, if her Department will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the funding model for the maintenance of the legacy assets of the Olympic and Paralympic Games paid for by a Fixed Estate Charges
This is ultimately a matter for the Greater London Authority. At the request of the Mayor a review of the Fixed Estate Charge was undertaken by the Deputy Mayor of Planning, Regeneration and Skills, and published in February 2023. The revie…read full →
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Source · Members API · Last amended 20 Jan 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 189,721 | 88.8% |
| Office Costs | 23,899 | 11.2% |
| Total · 208 claims | 213,620 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Kumaran on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stratford and Bow | 19,145 | 44.1% | Won |
| 2015 | Harrow East | 19,911 | 40.6% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uma KumaranWON | Lab | 19,145 | 44.1 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Stratford and Bow →