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Ben Coleman vs James Wild

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 James Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and James Wild voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 271 different votes 279 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 2% aligned 61 shared votes
26 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
Participation
86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 74 of 650
408
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
1,631 eligible divisions
220
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
49.7 % of votes cast
188
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
708
50.3 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
119
+48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Contributions
229
+103.2 vs Commons average
Rank 75 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
£985,585
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£228,734
1 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 51 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API