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Ben Coleman vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Alan Mak voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 299 different votes 310 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
26 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
28 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
1 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,027
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,067
52.6% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
24
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
27
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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