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Alison Bennett vs Sarah Coombes

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

Photograph of Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
Photograph of Sarah Coombes
Sarah Coombes
Lab West Bromwich

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 276 different votes 348 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
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 37% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 4% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 19 No
Education 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 4 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 388 of 650
Participation
80.0%
7% above average
Rank 199 of 650
427
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
595 eligible divisions
229
53.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
198
46.4% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

143
+57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
Appearances
71
-14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
165
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
89
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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