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Ben Coleman vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and George Freeman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 229 different votes 233 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
17 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 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
73.5%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,746
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
48.8% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
894
51.2% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
11
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
20
-125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
17
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
185 of 211 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API