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Ben Coleman vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 3 different votes 336 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
38 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 95% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
38 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.4%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 650
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 216 of 650
425
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
631 eligible divisions
229
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
50.8% of votes cast
196
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.2% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
84
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Contributions
153
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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