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Ben Coleman vs Kit Malthouse

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 Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Kit Malthouse voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 308 different votes 317 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
23 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 1% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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
86.0%
13% above average
Rank 77 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,044
2,376 eligible divisions
227
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
979
47.9% of votes cast
193
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,065
52.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Appearances
81
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
82
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
121
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 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
£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£293,019
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 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
Trade
88 of 91 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Work / Employment
69 of 77 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 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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