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Ben Coleman vs Alicia Kearns

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 Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 239 different votes 247 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 18 No
Tax 2% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 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
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
575
49.6% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
584
50.4% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
132
+48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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