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Ben Coleman vs Sam Carling

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Sam Carling voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 13 different votes 401 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
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
Participation
89.6%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 650
427
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
570
636 eligible divisions
230
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
52.3% of votes cast
197
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
272
47.7% of votes cast
13
3.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
65
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
96
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Transport
26 of 32 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API