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Uma Kumaran

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Stratford and Bow · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Assistant Whip

Government Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 7777

Email: uma.kumaran.mp@parliament.uk

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
64.5%
407 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
86 meetings attended
Debate contributions
185
in the 7 year window
Written questions
111
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Uma Kumaran is the Labour MP for Stratford and Bow, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government posts of Assistant Whip, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Stratford and Bow4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
64.5%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
407

joint 497th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Uma Kumaran voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 89.0%89.0%2025: 62.7%62.7%2026: 59.3%59.3%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236140 59.3%
2025322202 62.7%
20247365 89.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631407 64.5%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
185
Written questions
111
Oral questions
14
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
86

433rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Uma Kumaran: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 474720242025: 484820252026: 16162026
Oral questions per year
Uma Kumaran: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 3320242025: 7720252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 66 27 16 4 0 0 0
2025 73 53 48 7 0 0 0
2024 46 22 47 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

4 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
185
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
102
distinct debates

joint 478th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Uma Kumaran: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 464620242025: 737320252026: 66662026
Debates participated in per year
Uma Kumaran: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 222220242025: 535320252026: 27272026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Stratford and Bow
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee

  2. 2026

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Constituency: Stratford and Bow

Stratford and Bow constituency boundary
Area
11.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 11,634
Electorate
80,735 · turnout 53.8%
Postcode areas
E1, E13, E15, E20, E3, E7, E9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.