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Alicia Kearns vs Sarah Coombes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 253 different votes 274 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
Participation
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
575
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
584
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
27
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+42.8 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
180
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
91
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42% above average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Housing
44 of 54 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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