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Ben Coleman vs Esther McVey

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 Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Esther McVey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 188 different votes 194 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 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 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
64.7%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,373
2,121 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
630
45.9% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
743
54.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
110
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£295,931
31% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 87 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 88 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API