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Ben Coleman vs Alex Baker

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 Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 0 different votes 339 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
37 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
37 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 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
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 265 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.4% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
212
46.6% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
69
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
96
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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